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CONE MOYEN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mid-fan
1, record 1, English, mid%2Dfan
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- midfan 2, record 1, English, midfan
correct, adjective
- middle-fan 3, record 1, English, middle%2Dfan
correct, adjective
- suprafan 4, record 1, English, suprafan
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The proximal fan conglomerates pass into the sandstone-dominated mid-fan deposits, which, in turn, grade into the cyclic sequences of sandstone-mudstone of the distal fan origin. 5, record 1, English, - mid%2Dfan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mid-fan; suprafan: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - mid%2Dfan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Middle-fan lobe. 3, record 1, English, - mid%2Dfan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- de cône médian
1, record 1, French, de%20c%C3%B4ne%20m%C3%A9dian
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- de cône moyen 2, record 1, French, de%20c%C3%B4ne%20moyen
correct
- d'éventail médian 3, record 1, French, d%27%C3%A9ventail%20m%C3%A9dian
correct
- d'éventail moyen 3, record 1, French, d%27%C3%A9ventail%20moyen
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette sédimentation de type «deep sea fan» s'effectue dans les fossés, à proximité des talus rajeunis par une tectonique extensive active. Elle s'organise en séquences de dépôt [...] comportant un prisme de bas niveau marin (PBN) constitué par des conglomérats de cône interne, des corps gréseux de lobes de cône moyen ou de pélites [...] de cône externe (proches de turbidites distales), mis en place par gravité (slumps), et un prisme de haut niveau marin (PHN) à pélites fines [...] 2, record 1, French, - de%20c%C3%B4ne%20m%C3%A9dian
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] on passe de dépôts proximaux à conglomérats de type «debris-flow», olistolites et discordances internes [...] à des turbidites classiques de cône médian [...] 4, record 1, French, - de%20c%C3%B4ne%20m%C3%A9dian
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«midfan» : éventail moyen ou éventail médian : partie d'un éventail sous-marin situé entre l'éventail supérieur et l'éventail inférieur et caractérisée par le développement de plusieurs lobes sédimentaires progressants (turbidites proximales). 5, record 1, French, - de%20c%C3%B4ne%20m%C3%A9dian
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'éventail moyen («middle fan», «outer fan», «suprafan») est formé par une succession de lobes selon un réseau de canaux secondaires en éventail, ramifiés, plus ou moins sinueux et de levées associées [...] 6, record 1, French, - de%20c%C3%B4ne%20m%C3%A9dian
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
de cône médian : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - de%20c%C3%B4ne%20m%C3%A9dian
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Descriptive Geometry
- Gears and Friction Wheels
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mean cone
1, record 2, English, mean%20cone
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- middle cone 2, record 2, English, middle%20cone
correct
- middle complementary cone 2, record 2, English, middle%20complementary%20cone
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The cone at mid-facewidth, whose generators are perpendicular to those of the reference cone. 1, record 2, English, - mean%20cone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mean cone: term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 2, English, - mean%20cone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie descriptive
- Engrenages et roues de friction
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cône complémentaire moyen
1, record 2, French, c%C3%B4ne%20compl%C3%A9mentaire%20moyen
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cône moyen 2, record 2, French, c%C3%B4ne%20moyen
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cône dont les génératrices sont perpendiculaires à celles du cône de référence au milieu de la largeur de denture. 3, record 2, French, - c%C3%B4ne%20compl%C3%A9mentaire%20moyen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
cône moyen : qualificatif désignant celui des cônes complémentaires qui partage la largeur de denture en deux demi-segments égaux, et applicable à tous les autres termes définis à partir de ce cône. 4, record 2, French, - c%C3%B4ne%20compl%C3%A9mentaire%20moyen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cône complémentaire moyen : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 2, French, - c%C3%B4ne%20compl%C3%A9mentaire%20moyen
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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