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Record 1 2002-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

Which are running into one another.

OBS

Rugose corals

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Junction of two streams; a confluence.

CONT

Red Deer Forks, Sask.

CONT

Sulphur Gates, Alta.

OBS

fork: widely used generic. Also used in its plural form (forks).

OBS

gates: rare, generic used in Alta.

OBS

fork; forks: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

OBS

gates: term and definition officially approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada. This term was added to the official list of new generics validated after the publication of TB-176 in 1987 and is currently published in Terminology Update, Vol. 3,2 - Supplement, 1999.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Point de jonction de deux cours d'eau.

CONT

Confluent Kannilirqiq, Québec.

OBS

confluent : générique attesté au Québec.

OBS

confluent : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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Record 3 1998-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Blending: running into one another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

[Se dit d'] organes se juxtaposant inférieurement et se liant les uns aux autres sans interruption.

Spanish

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