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SEIF DUNE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seif
1, record 1, English, seif
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- seif dune 2, record 1, English, seif%20dune
correct
- sif 3, record 1, English, sif
correct
- saif 3, record 1, English, saif
correct
- sword dune 3, record 1, English, sword%20dune
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very large, sharp-crested, tapering longitudinal dune or chain of sand dunes ... 3, record 1, English, - seif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A type of dune] common in the Sahara. 4, record 1, English, - seif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Etymology: Arabic saif, "sword"; the term originated in North Africa but is applied elsewhere to similar dunes of appreciably smaller size. Pronounced: safe. 3, record 1, English, - seif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
plural: siuf. 3, record 1, English, - seif
Record 1, Key term(s)
- siuf
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- seif
1, record 1, French, seif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sif 2, record 1, French, sif
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crête asymétrique, au sommet aigu, formée de sable vif et façonné par les sautes de vent au sommet des grands alignements de dunes. 3, record 1, French, - seif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pluriel : siouf. 3, record 1, French, - seif
Record 1, Key term(s)
- siouf
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sif
1, record 1, Spanish, sif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Duna larga y sinuosa, a la cual confiere el viento una cresta aguda y disimétrica. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sif
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