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ANTICLINAL [3 records]

Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

An arched fold, convex upward, the oldest rocks being contained in the core.

OBS

... the reverse of a syncline.

OBS

anticlinal fold: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

An anticline changes direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Pli convexe vers le haut, formé de roches sédimentaires plus âgées dans l'axe central que dans les parties latérales.

OBS

Antonyme : synclinal.

OBS

pli anticlinal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Aile, ennoyage, versant de l'anticlinal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
DEF

Pliegue en el que los estratos de roca se levantan en forma de bóveda.

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Record 2 2009-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • Plant Breeding
DEF

(Of plant cell division) along a plane at right angles to the outer surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Amélioration végétale
DEF

Se dit d'une division cellulaire dont le plan est perpendiculaire à la surface de la portion d'organisme concernée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Citología
  • Mejora vegetal
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Record 3 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
PHR

Anticlinal fold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Qui se rapporte à un anticlinal, qui en a la forme.

OBS

Antonyme : synclinal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tectónica
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

[Dícese del] pliegue en el que los estratos de roca se levantan en forma de bóveda.

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