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eluviation [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geochemistry
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- eluviation
1, record 1, English, eluviation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The transportation of soil material in suspension or in solution within the soil by the downward or lateral movement of water. 2, record 1, English, - eluviation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... horizons that have lost material through eluviation are referred to as "eluvial horizons" and those that have received material as "illuvial horizons." [Int. Commission on Irrigation and Drainage] 3, record 1, English, - eluviation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
eluviation: [This] term refers especially but not exclusively to the movement of colloids, whereas the term "leaching" [q.v.] refers to the complete removal of soluble materials. 4, record 1, English, - eluviation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géochimie
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- éluviation
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9luviation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène de migration verticale ou oblique de matières en suspension dans un sol, entraînant la formation d'un horizon appauvri. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9luviation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Geoquímica
- Mecánica del suelo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- eluviación
1, record 1, Spanish, eluviaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimiento de sustancias del suelo, en solución o en suspensión, de una capa a otra en el interior del suelo, en los lugares donde hay un exceso de precipitación pluvial con relación a la evaporación. [ICID-Comité Español de Riegos y Drenajes, 1977] 2, record 1, Spanish, - eluviaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] las capas que han perdido las sustancias por eluviación son llamadas" horizontes eluviales" y las que han recibido las sustancias son llamadas "horizontes iluviales". [ICID-Comité Español de Riegos y Drenajes, 1977] 2, record 1, Spanish, - eluviaci%C3%B3n
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