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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oceanic trench
1, record 1, English, oceanic%20trench
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ocean trench 2, record 1, English, ocean%20trench
correct
- subduction trench 3, record 1, English, subduction%20trench
correct
- trench 4, record 1, English, trench
correct, noun
- deep-sea trench 5, record 1, English, deep%2Dsea%20trench
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A narrow, deep depression in the seafloor representing the line of subduction of an oceanic lithosphere plate beneath the margin of a continental lithosphere plate ... 6, record 1, English, - oceanic%20trench
Record 1, Key term(s)
- deep sea trench
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fosse océanique
1, record 1, French, fosse%20oc%C3%A9anique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fosse abyssale 2, record 1, French, fosse%20abyssale
correct, feminine noun
- fosse de subduction 3, record 1, French, fosse%20de%20subduction
correct, feminine noun
- fosse 4, record 1, French, fosse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le lieu d'affrontement entre deux plaques se matérialise topographiquement par une fosse océanique. Il s'agit d'une dépression allongée où l'on mesure les plus grandes profondeurs de la surface terrestre. [...] Les fosses océaniques sont les marqueurs topographiques du processus de subduction. Elles sont les limites destructrices des plaques. 5, record 1, French, - fosse%20oc%C3%A9anique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica de placas
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fosa oceánica
1, record 1, Spanish, fosa%20oce%C3%A1nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- fosa abisal 2, record 1, Spanish, fosa%20abisal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depresión alargada en los fondos de mar profundo, que puede extenderse a lo largo de miles de kilómetros. 3, record 1, Spanish, - fosa%20oce%C3%A1nica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las fosas abisales suelen formarse junto a archipiélagos alargados y a costas en las cuales existen grandes sistemas montañosos en curso de formación. 4, record 1, Spanish, - fosa%20oce%C3%A1nica
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