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THICKNESS CONTOUR [2 records]

Record 1 2003-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Geology
DEF

A line drawn on a map through points of equal true thickness of a designated stratigraphic unit or group of stratigraphic units.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Courbe dessinant, en projection sur une carte, le lieu d'égale épaisseur d'une formation géologique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartografía
  • Geología
DEF

Línea que en un mapa une los puntos de igual espesor de una unidad geológica determinada.

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Record 2 2001-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

In either case, most of the dredged material turns up in the mound of sediment, and hence all thickness contours are comparable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

La plus grande partie des déblais se retrouvent dans le monticule de sédiments dans un cas comme dans l'autre, de sorte que les isolignes d'épaisseur sont toutes comparables.

Spanish

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