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FAULT CLIFF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fault scarp
1, record 1, English, fault%20scarp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fault-scarp 2, record 1, English, fault%2Dscarp
correct
- fault escarpment 3, record 1, English, fault%20escarpment
correct
- fault cliff 4, record 1, English, fault%20cliff
correct
- fault ledge 3, record 1, English, fault%20ledge
correct
- cliff of displacement 1, record 1, English, cliff%20of%20displacement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A steep cliff formed by movement along one side of a fault. 1, record 1, English, - fault%20scarp
Record 1, Key term(s)
- displacement cliff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- escarpement de faille
1, record 1, French, escarpement%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme structurale par laquelle une faille peut s'exprimer dans le relief. 2, record 1, French, - escarpement%20de%20faille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur le terrain le rejet vertical se traduit par un «escarpement de faille» qui a tendance à reculer sous l'action de l'érosion [...] 3, record 1, French, - escarpement%20de%20faille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escarpe de falla
1, record 1, Spanish, escarpe%20de%20falla
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relieve topográfico producido por una falla. Puede quedar anulado e incluso invertido por erosión. 2, record 1, Spanish, - escarpe%20de%20falla
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los escarpes de falla son los taludes que resultan cuando uno de los labios de la falla se ha deslizado verticalmente respecto de otro. 3, record 1, Spanish, - escarpe%20de%20falla
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