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RIVER MOUTH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mouth
1, record 1, English, mouth
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- river mouth 2, record 1, English, river%20mouth
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Place of discharge of a river into a sea or lake. 3, record 1, English, - mouth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The stream mouth enters a body of standing water at a very low but distinct surface slope. 4, record 1, English, - mouth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mouth: terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee. 5, record 1, English, - mouth
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mouth of a river
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- embouchure
1, record 1, French, embouchure
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie terminale d'un cours d'eau sur la mer. 2, record 1, French, - embouchure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les autres [cours d'eau] se jettent dans les lacs, dans les lagunes ou dans la mer, par une embouchure. 3, record 1, French, - embouchure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
embouchure : terme adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 4, record 1, French, - embouchure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'embouchure simple d'un fleuve est un estuaire; ramifiée elle est un delta. 2, record 1, French, - embouchure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Embouchure d'une rivière. 5, record 1, French, - embouchure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desembocadura
1, record 1, Spanish, desembocadura
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- boca de río 2, record 1, Spanish, boca%20de%20r%C3%ADo
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lugar donde el río vierte en el mar o en un lago. 1, record 1, Spanish, - desembocadura
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