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TRAINEE MORAINIQUE AVAL NEZ ROCHEUX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crag and tail
1, record 1, English, crag%20and%20tail
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crag and tail feature 2, record 1, English, crag%20and%20tail%20feature
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mass of rock—the crag—lying in the path of a glacier which protects the softer rock in the lee beyond it—the tail. 3, record 1, English, - crag%20and%20tail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rock of the tail is a lee-effect depositional landform. A small-scale example of this effect is the formation of morainic ridges in the shelter of individual boulders. 3, record 1, English, - crag%20and%20tail
Record 1, Key term(s)
- crag-and-tail
- crag-and-tail feature
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- têtard
1, record 1, French, t%C3%AAtard
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- traînée morainique à l'aval d'un nez rocheux 2, record 1, French, tra%C3%AEn%C3%A9e%20morainique%20%C3%A0%20l%27aval%20d%27un%20nez%20rocheux
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- traînée de moraine à l'aval d'un nez rocheux 2, record 1, French, tra%C3%AEn%C3%A9e%20de%20moraine%20%C3%A0%20l%27aval%20d%27un%20nez%20rocheux
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- crag and tail 3, record 1, French, crag%20and%20tail
anglicism, see observation, masculine noun
- crag-and-tail 4, record 1, French, crag%2Dand%2Dtail%20
anglicism, see observation, masculine noun
- crag et tail 5, record 1, French, crag%20et%20tail
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bosse rocheuse façonnée par un glacier et prolongée vers l'aval d'une queue morainique. 1, record 1, French, - t%C3%AAtard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les crag-and-tail sont des formes de terrain consistant en crêtes allongées formées d'une colline du socle rocheux (crag) et d'une traînée de sédiments (généralement du till) s'étirant dans la direction de l'aval par rapport à l'écoulement glaciaire (tail). 4, record 1, French, - t%C3%AAtard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crag and tail : Bien qu'étant un anglicisme, ce terme demeure le plus utilisé. Il peut s'écrire avec des traits d'union. 6, record 1, French, - t%C3%AAtard
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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