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Record 1 2007-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A very large, sharp-crested, tapering longitudinal dune or chain of sand dunes ...

OBS

[A type of dune] common in the Sahara.

OBS

Etymology: Arabic saif, "sword"; the term originated in North Africa but is applied elsewhere to similar dunes of appreciably smaller size. Pronounced: safe.

OBS

plural: siuf.

Key term(s)
  • siuf

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Crête asymétrique, au sommet aigu, formée de sable vif et façonné par les sautes de vent au sommet des grands alignements de dunes.

OBS

pluriel : siouf.

Key term(s)
  • siouf

Spanish

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

Duna larga y sinuosa, a la cual confiere el viento una cresta aguda y disimétrica.

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