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AXIAL PLANE FOLD [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- recumbent fold
1, record 1, English, recumbent%20fold
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An overturned fold, the axial plane of which is horizontal or sub-horizontal. 2, record 1, English, - recumbent%20fold
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
recumbent fold: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 1, English, - recumbent%20fold
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pli couché
1, record 1, French, pli%20couch%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au fur et à mesure que le plan axial s'incline [...] on a successivement un pli déjeté ou en genou, puis déversé ou renversé et enfin couché (plan axial horizontal). 2, record 1, French, - pli%20couch%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pli couché : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - pli%20couch%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pliegue acostado
1, record 1, Spanish, pliegue%20acostado
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- asymmetric fold
1, record 2, English, asymmetric%20fold
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- asymmetrical fold 2, record 2, English, asymmetrical%20fold
correct
- assymmetric fold 3, record 2, English, assymmetric%20fold
- assymmetrical fold 4, record 2, English, assymmetrical%20fold
- assymetric fold 5, record 2, English, assymetric%20fold
avoid
- assymetrical fold 6, record 2, English, assymetrical%20fold
avoid
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fold whose axial plane has a dip. 7, record 2, English, - asymmetric%20fold
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to a "symmetric(al) fold." 7, record 2, English, - asymmetric%20fold
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
assymetric fold: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 2, English, - asymmetric%20fold
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pli asymétrique
1, record 2, French, pli%20asym%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pli dissymétrique 2, record 2, French, pli%20dissym%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pli dont le plan d'axe est oblique par rapport à la surface du sol 3, record 2, French, - pli%20asym%C3%A9trique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les plis dissymétriques dont les plans de symétrie sont inclinés; dans ce cas, la crête, point le plus élevé atteint par une couche et où le pendage s'annule, est distincte de la charnière: la crête est toujours décalée, par rapport à la charnière, du côté du flanc qui a le plus faible pendage [...] 4, record 2, French, - pli%20asym%C3%A9trique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pli asymétrique; pli dissymétrique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 2, French, - pli%20asym%C3%A9trique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pliegue asimétrico
1, record 2, Spanish, pliegue%20asim%C3%A9trico
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-03-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- west vergence
1, record 3, English, west%20vergence
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- westward vergence 2, record 3, English, westward%20vergence
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The area shows a fold-and-thrust belt structure of west vergence. 1, record 3, English, - west%20vergence
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In structural geology, the vergence of a fold is the direction in which the next antiform can be found. [Geometrically] the vergence is the up-dip direction of the axial plane of the folds involved in a deformation. 3, record 3, English, - west%20vergence
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vergence ouest
1, record 3, French, vergence%20ouest
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce secteur se distingue de l'autochtone plus occidental par diverses originalités, notamment par la présence de chevauchements [...] dont la vergence ouest est une originalité remarquable. 2, record 3, French, - vergence%20ouest
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vergence : Sens de déversement d'un pli, sens vers lequel se fait un chevauchement (pli, faille ou nappe de charriage). 3, record 3, French, - vergence%20ouest
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vergence ouest : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 3, French, - vergence%20ouest
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-11-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- inclined fold
1, record 4, English, inclined%20fold
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- oblique fold 2, record 4, English, oblique%20fold
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fold whose axial plane is inclined from the vertical, but in which the steeper of two limbs is not overturned. 3, record 4, English, - inclined%20fold
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An upright fold is one whose axial surface is vertical, while an inclined fold is one whose surface is inclined. 4, record 4, English, - inclined%20fold
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
inclined fold: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 4, English, - inclined%20fold
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pli déjeté
1, record 4, French, pli%20d%C3%A9jet%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- pli oblique 2, record 4, French, pli%20oblique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pli dont la surface axiale est inclinée et les pendages des flancs en sens opposés. 3, record 4, French, - pli%20d%C3%A9jet%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les plis dissymétriques [...] sont dits déjetés lorsque les deux flancs ont des pendages de sens opposé; à la limite un des flancs est vertical. 4, record 4, French, - pli%20d%C3%A9jet%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pli déjeté : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 4, French, - pli%20d%C3%A9jet%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-10-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- axial-plane foliation
1, record 5, English, axial%2Dplane%20foliation
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- axial plane foliation 2, record 5, English, axial%20plane%20foliation
correct, see observation
- axial-planar foliation 3, record 5, English, axial%2Dplanar%20foliation
correct
- axial planar foliation 4, record 5, English, axial%20planar%20foliation
correct, see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Foliation developed in rocks parallel to the axial plane of a fold and perpendicular to the chief deformational pressure. 1, record 5, English, - axial%2Dplane%20foliation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Foliation, as it forms generally perpendicular to the direction of principal stress, records the direction of shortening. This is related to the axis of folds, which generally form an axial-planar foliation within their axial regions. 3, record 5, English, - axial%2Dplane%20foliation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
axial plane foliation; axial planar foliation: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 5, English, - axial%2Dplane%20foliation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- foliation de plan axial
1, record 5, French, foliation%20de%20plan%20axial
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Déformées dans un régime global transcurrent dextre [...], les formations sédimentaires sont affectées par des plis en échelon de faible amplitude et par une foliation de plan axial restant dans le domaine métamorphique épizonal. 2, record 5, French, - foliation%20de%20plan%20axial
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-08-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- axial plane
1, record 6, English, axial%20plane
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An axial surface that is planar. 2, record 6, English, - axial%20plane
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "axial surface". 3, record 6, English, - axial%20plane
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
axial plane: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 6, English, - axial%20plane
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fold axial plane. 4, record 6, English, - axial%20plane
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- plan axial
1, record 6, French, plan%20axial
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le plan axial est la surface plane [...] qui passe par les charnières de toutes les couches prenant part à un synclinal ou un anticlinal, l'axe étant l'intersection du plan axial avec une surface horizontale de référence [...] 2, record 6, French, - plan%20axial
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Lorsque] la surface axiale [...] est [...] assimilable à un plan, [...] on l'appelle «plan axial». 3, record 6, French, - plan%20axial
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plan axial : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 6, French, - plan%20axial
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Plan axial des plis. 5, record 6, French, - plan%20axial
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- plano axial
1, record 6, Spanish, plano%20axial
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- plan axial 2, record 6, Spanish, plan%20axial
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-12-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- fold axial plane
1, record 7, English, fold%20axial%20plane
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- axial plane of fold 2, record 7, English, axial%20plane%20of%20fold
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Imaginary plane which will divide a fold ... 2, record 7, English, - fold%20axial%20plane
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- plan axial des plis
1, record 7, French, plan%20axial%20des%20plis
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- plan axial d'un pli 2, record 7, French, plan%20axial%20d%27un%20pli
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dépendant s'il s'agit d'un pli isolé ou de plusieurs plis. 3, record 7, French, - plan%20axial%20des%20plis
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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