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CRUMPLING [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alpine orogeny
1, record 1, English, alpine%20orogeny
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An orogenic phase in the Late Mesozoic (Eoalpine) and the current Cenozoic that has formed the mountain ranges of the Alpide belt. 2, record 1, English, - alpine%20orogeny
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Alpine orogeny produced intense metamorphism of preexisting rocks, crumpling of rock strata, and uplift accompanied by both normal and thrust faulting. It was responsible for the elevation of the present Alps, from which the name derives, and for the uplifting of plateaus in the Balkan Peninsula and in Corsica and Sardinia. 3, record 1, English, - alpine%20orogeny
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- orogenèse alpine
1, record 1, French, orogen%C3%A8se%20alpine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Flights (Air Transport)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mountain bowl
1, record 2, English, mountain%20bowl
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
About 75 minutes into the flight, and as the instructor was demonstrating approaches into a mountain bowl, at an elevation of about 2 000 ft AMSL(above mean sea level) in a steady turn in light turbulence, both crew members heard a loud bang and a crumpling noise. 1, record 2, English, - mountain%20bowl
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Vols (Transport aérien)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cuvette montagneuse
1, record 2, French, cuvette%20montagneuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quelque 75 minutes après le début du vol, au moment où l’instructeur faisait une démonstration d’approche vers une cuvette montagneuse, à une altitude de quelque 2 000 pi AMSL (au-dessus du niveau moyen de la mer), dans un virage stabilisé dans de la turbulence légère, les deux membres de l’équipage ont entendu un grand bruit suivi d’un bruit de froissement. 1, record 2, French, - cuvette%20montagneuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- structural geology
1, record 3, English, structural%20geology
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- geotectonic geology 2, record 3, English, geotectonic%20geology
correct
- tectonic geology 3, record 3, English, tectonic%20geology
correct
- geotectonics 4, record 3, English, geotectonics
correct
- tectonics 5, record 3, English, tectonics
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Scientific discipline that is concerned with rock deformation of large and small scale and, hence, with the study of faulting, folding, and crumpling of rock strata of the Earth's crust and the effects of these processes... 4, record 3, English, - structural%20geology
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] study of the largest structural features, such as rift valleys, midoceanic ridges, or the distribution of continents and ocean basins, is variously termed ... geotectonics ... 4, record 3, English, - structural%20geology
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Tectonics ... is closely related to structural geology, with which the distinctions are blurred, but tectonics generally deals with larger features. 6, record 3, English, - structural%20geology
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
for "tectonics": This nuance is not made by many authors. 7, record 3, English, - structural%20geology
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tectonique
1, record 3, French, tectonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- géologie structurale 1, record 3, French, g%C3%A9ologie%20structurale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Branche de la géologie qui étudie les déformations de l'écorce terrestre. 2, record 3, French, - tectonique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Son domaine est celui des structures acquises par les roches à la suite de leur déformation. C'est pourquoi elle est aussi appelée «géologie structurale». 2, record 3, French, - tectonique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tectónica
1, record 3, Spanish, tect%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- geología estructural 1, record 3, Spanish, geolog%C3%ADa%20estructural
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disciplina científica que estudia la deformación de las capas geológicas. 2, record 3, Spanish, - tect%C3%B3nica
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-02-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- crumpled mud-crack cast
1, record 4, English, crumpled%20mud%2Dcrack%20cast
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mud-crack cast that displays tortuous and contorted crumpling produced by the adjustment of the sand filling to the compaction of the enclosing mud matrix... 1, record 4, English, - crumpled%20mud%2Dcrack%20cast
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- moulage de fissure chiffonné
1, record 4, French, moulage%20de%20fissure%20chiffonn%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- moulage de fissure froissé 1, record 4, French, moulage%20de%20fissure%20froiss%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déformation ou plissotement ptygmatiques résultant de l'adaptation du remplissage sableux d'une fissure (dans l'argile) à la compaction de l'argile encaissante. 1, record 4, French, - moulage%20de%20fissure%20chiffonn%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1990-02-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- rattle
1, record 5, English, rattle
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The crackling noise made by shaking, crumpling, or snapping a sheet of paper. It is used as a casual indication of its stiffness. 1, record 5, English, - rattle
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- son du papier
1, record 5, French, son%20du%20papier
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sonnant : Se dit d'un papier qui émet un son relativement intense quand on le manie. 2, record 5, French, - son%20du%20papier
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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