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TORRENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Watercourse having a steep slope, flowing in general with great velocity and turbulence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Cours d'eau qui coule avec une grande vitesse ou une grande turbulence, comme pendant une crue ou en descendant une forte déclivité.

OBS

Le terme torrent, appliqué en langage courant aux rivières de montagne à écoulement pérenne, doit être rejeté du langage géographique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Curso de agua de pendiente empinada, y que fluye generalmente con gran velocidad y turbulencia.

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