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PLATFORM REEF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- platform reef 1, record 1, English, platform%20reef
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A reef more extensive than a patch reef. 2, record 1, English, - platform%20reef
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- banc corallien
1, record 1, French, banc%20corallien
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- platform reef
1, record 2, English, platform%20reef
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An organic reef, generally small but more extensive than a "patch reef", with a flat upper surface. Platform reefs are common off the coast of Australia. 1, record 2, English, - platform%20reef
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- récif de plate-forme
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9cif%20de%20plate%2Dforme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les] récifs de plate-forme [...] sont des récifs moins étendus, sans lagon, sur le plateau continental. C'est à ce type qu'appartiennent les récifs des Bahamas [...] 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9cif%20de%20plate%2Dforme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9cif%20de%20plate%2Dforme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9cif%20de%20plate%2Dforme
Record 2, Key term(s)
- récif de plateforme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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