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TUILES TOIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Metals Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- en echelon
1, record 1, English, en%20echelon
correct, adjective phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- en échelon 2, record 1, English, en%20%C3%A9chelon
correct, adjective phrase
- echelon 3, record 1, English, echelon
correct, adjective
- in steplike arrangement 4, record 1, English, in%20steplike%20arrangement
adjective phrase
- in steps 5, record 1, English, in%20steps
adjective phrase
- in echelon 5, record 1, English, in%20echelon
adjective phrase
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of] parallel structural features that are offset like the edges of shingles on a roof when viewed from the side. 3, record 1, English, - en%20echelon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
in steps; in echelon: terms used with reference to a faulting structure resembling a series of steps. 5, record 1, English, - en%20echelon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Mines métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- en échelons
1, record 1, French, en%20%C3%A9chelons
correct, adjective phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- en échelon 2, record 1, French, en%20%C3%A9chelon
adjective phrase
- en tuiles de toit 3, record 1, French, en%20tuiles%20de%20toit
adjective phrase
- en gradins 4, record 1, French, en%20gradins
adjective phrase
- en escalier 5, record 1, French, en%20escalier
adjective phrase
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Décrit la] disposition de failles ou de filons, telle que sur une coupe on voit une figure ressemblant aux barreaux d'une échelle. 6, record 1, French, - en%20%C3%A9chelons
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les veines se disposent très souvent en «tuiles de toit» ou en échelon. 3, record 1, French, - en%20%C3%A9chelons
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans la disposition en échelons [...], si l'angle [alpha] est grand, les reconnaissances seront poussées suivant l'axe général. Si l'angle [alpha] est faible on reconnaîtra par des recoupes presque perpendiculaires à l'axe général, et toujours du même côté. Par exemple, à la mine d'or Hollinger (Ontario), on dit : «Quand une veine s'étrangle, recoupez sur la gauche pour trouver la suivante.» 3, record 1, French, - en%20%C3%A9chelons
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Relais en échelons. 3, record 1, French, - en%20%C3%A9chelons
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Filons se relayant «en échelon». 3, record 1, French, - en%20%C3%A9chelons
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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