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CROWN FRACTURE LINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-12-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fracture line
1, record 1, English, fracture%20line
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crown 2, record 1, English, crown
correct, noun, officially approved
- crown fracture 3, record 1, English, crown%20fracture
correct, officially approved
- fracture 4, record 1, English, fracture
correct, noun, officially approved
- crown fracture line 5, record 1, English, crown%20fracture%20line
correct
- crown line 6, record 1, English, crown%20line
correct
- crown surface 5, record 1, English, crown%20surface
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A well-defined line where the moving snow cover breaks away from the stable snow in a slab avalanche release. 7, record 1, English, - fracture%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] crown ... is the breakaway wall of the top periphery of the slab. It is usually at a right angle to the bed surface. It is formed by tension fracture through the depth of the slab from bottom to top. 8, record 1, English, - fracture%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fracture lines were observed throughout the backcountry. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 4, record 1, English, - fracture%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fracture line; crown; fracture; crown fracture: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 9, record 1, English, - fracture%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne de fracture
1, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20fracture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cassure linéaire 2, record 1, French, cassure%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- fracture linéaire 3, record 1, French, fracture%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- rupture linéaire 4, record 1, French, rupture%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
- couronne 3, record 1, French, couronne
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Limite supérieure d'une avalanche de plaque, d'où le manteau neigeux s'est décroché par tension. 5, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20fracture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L']épaisseur de la fracture [est] mesurée perpendiculairement à la pente, sur la ligne de fracture de l'avalanche. 6, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20fracture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Des cassures linéaires ont été observées partout dans l'arrière pays. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20fracture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La ligne de fracture [n'est pas nécessairement un trait droit, elle peut être aussi bien] en forme de V à l'envers, ou bien en fermeture-éclair [...] 7, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20fracture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «couronne» en ce sens est un anglicisme. 3, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20fracture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
cassure linéaire; fracture linéaire : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 8, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20fracture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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