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ICE RIVER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glacier
1, record 1, English, glacier
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ice river 2, record 1, English, ice%20river
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large mass of ice formed, at least in part, on land by the compaction and recrystallization of snow, moving slowly by creep downslope or outward in all directions due to the stress of its own weight, and surviving from year to year. 3, record 1, English, - glacier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are many crevasses on that glacier. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 4, record 1, English, - glacier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Melting of a glacier. 5, record 1, English, - glacier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
glacier: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 5, record 1, English, - glacier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glacier
1, record 1, French, glacier
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Masse de glace de grande dimension formée par l'accumulation et la compaction de la neige se déplaçant lentement. 2, record 1, French, - glacier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce glacier est fortement crevassé. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 1, French, - glacier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fonte, formation, mouvement d'un glacier. 4, record 1, French, - glacier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
glacier : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 4, record 1, French, - glacier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Glaciología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- glaciar
1, record 1, Spanish, glaciar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acumulación de hielo de origen atmosférico que se mueve sobre el suelo generalmente de forma lenta durante un período de tiempo largo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - glaciar
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