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Record 1 2002-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

The building forward or outward toward the sea of a shoreline or coastline (as of a beach, delta, or fan) by nearshore deposition of river-borne sediments or by continuous accumulation of beach material thrown up by waves or moved by longshore drifting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Accroissement du rivage par construction naturelle étalée sur une longue période.

DEF

Phénomène de l'avancée progressive vers le large du talus d'une marge continentale ou du front d'un delta sous-marin, du fait, en général, d'une importante sédimentation détritique.

DEF

Progression frontale d'une accumulation littorale ou sous-marine : delta, talus [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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