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CHATTERMARK [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chattermark
1, record 1, English, chattermark
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chatter mark 2, record 1, English, chatter%20mark
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of a series of small, closely spaced, short curved scars or cracks ... by vibratory chipping of a firm but brittle bedrock surface by rock fragments carried in the base of a glacier. Each mark is roughly transverse to the direction of ice movement, ... and usually convex toward the direction from which the ice moved ... 2, record 1, English, - chattermark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brouture
1, record 1, French, brouture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Empreinte de vibration associée à des stries glaciaires laissées par un glacier. 2, record 1, French, - brouture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-10-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Air Communications (Air Forces)
- Electronic Warfare
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chattermark
1, record 2, English, chattermark
correct, jargon
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An order to] start communication jamming countermeasure. 1, record 2, English, - chattermark
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Communications aériennes (Forces aériennes)
- Guerre électronique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chattermark
1, record 2, French, chattermark
correct, see observation, jargon
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordre d'employer des procédures radio brèves afin de contrer le brouillage radio ennemi. 1, record 2, French, - chattermark
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chattermark : jargon des aviateurs. Il n'existe pas d'équivalent français connu. 2, record 2, French, - chattermark
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-11-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- glacial chattermark 1, record 3, English, glacial%20chattermark
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, Key term(s)
- glacial chatter mark
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- brouture glaciaire
1, record 3, French, brouture%20glaciaire
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Micromarque provoquée par la pression ou le choc d'un outil morainique sur une roche en place et souvent accompagnée d'un détachement de petites écailles. 1, record 3, French, - brouture%20glaciaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-04-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- crescentic fracture
1, record 4, English, crescentic%20fracture
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- crescentic crack 1, record 4, English, crescentic%20crack
correct
- chattering fracture 2, record 4, English, chattering%20fracture
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crescentic mark in the form of a hyperbolic crack, of larger size... than a chattermark; it is convex toward the direction from which the ice moved [...] and consists in a single fracture without removal of any rock. 3, record 4, English, - crescentic%20fracture
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fracture de broutage
1, record 4, French, fracture%20de%20broutage
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pression d'un bloc morainique entraîné à la base du glacier se manifeste sur le socle rocheux par l'apparition d'une première cassure, à concavité tournée vers l'aval, ensuite d'une seconde, et ainsi de suite, jusqu'au relâchement de l'impact cadencé. Ainsi naît le train de fracture de broutage [...] 2, record 4, French, - fracture%20de%20broutage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-04-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- concave chattermark
1, record 5, English, concave%20chattermark
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- brouture concave
1, record 5, French, brouture%20concave
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite forme en creux arquée, constituée d'un mur concave tourné vers l'amont et d'un plancher incliné vers l'aval, généralement en train, rarement isolée. 2, record 5, French, - brouture%20concave
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1991-04-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- convex chattermark
1, record 6, English, convex%20chattermark
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- brouture convexe
1, record 6, French, brouture%20convexe
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite forme en creux arquée, isolée, constituée d'un mur convexe tourné vers l'amont et d'un plancher incliné vers l'aval; très rare. 2, record 6, French, - brouture%20convexe
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1991-04-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- conchoidal chattermark
1, record 7, English, conchoidal%20chattermark
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- brouture conchoïdale
1, record 7, French, brouture%20concho%C3%AFdale
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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