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ESTRATIFORME [2 records]

Record 1 2022-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

[Referring to] clouds of extensive horizontal development ...

OBS

... as contrasted to the vertically developed cumuliform types.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

[Se dit des] nuages à vaste extension horizontale [...]

OBS

[...] par opposition aux nuages de type cumuliforme à extension verticale.

PHR

nuage stratiforme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

[Dícese de las] nubes de extenso desarrollo horizontal [...]

OBS

[...] a diferencia de los tipos de nubes cumuliformes de desarrollo vertical.

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Record 2 2012-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Metals Mining
DEF

Describing an igneous or sedimentary mineral deposit that occurs in layers.

CONT

Stratiform sulphide deposit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Mines métalliques
DEF

Se dit [...] de gisements métallifères formant des lentilles allongées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología económica
  • Minas metálicas
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