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CRESCENTIC SCAR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crescentic mark
1, record 1, English, crescentic%20mark
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crescent mark 2, record 1, English, crescent%20mark
correct
- lunate mark 1, record 1, English, lunate%20mark
correct
- crescentic scar 3, record 1, English, crescentic%20scar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any curved or lunate mark produced by a glacier moving over a bedrock surface. 1, record 1, English, - crescentic%20mark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cicatrice en croissant
1, record 1, French, cicatrice%20en%20croissant
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cicatrice en forme de croissant 2, record 1, French, cicatrice%20en%20forme%20de%20croissant
correct, feminine noun
- marque en croissant 3, record 1, French, marque%20en%20croissant
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le glacier peut arracher (mais non faire sauter) des fragments de la roche, en laissant des cicatrices sur la surface mais en préservant la forme en croissant des fractures; on obtient ainsi des cicatrices en forme de croissant [...] 2, record 1, French, - cicatrice%20en%20croissant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-08-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Physical Geography (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- percussion scar
1, record 2, English, percussion%20scar
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- percussion mark 1, record 2, English, percussion%20mark
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crescentic scar produced on a hard, dense pebble(esp. one of chert of quartzite) by a sharp blow, as by the violent impact of one pebble on another... 1, record 2, English, - percussion%20scar
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marque de percussion
1, record 2, French, marque%20de%20percussion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- marque de choc 2, record 2, French, marque%20de%20choc
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On observe parfois, à la surface de certains galets, des marques en arc de cercle, comparables à ce que laisserait l'empreinte d'un ongle dans une matière plastique. Le rayon de ces arcs de cercle est, en général, d'autant plus grand que le galet est plus gros. Ces marques, qui s'entrecroisent, sont des marques de choc. 3, record 2, French, - marque%20de%20percussion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-04-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- reverse crescentic scar
1, record 3, English, reverse%20crescentic%20scar
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
pieces of rock may be plucked (but not gouged) from the surface by overriding ice, leaving a scarred surface but preserving the crescentic-like pattern. The reverse crescentic scars open up-ice. 2, record 3, English, - reverse%20crescentic%20scar
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cicatrice en croissant inversée
1, record 3, French, cicatrice%20en%20croissant%20invers%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cicatrice en forme de croissant inversée 2, record 3, French, cicatrice%20en%20forme%20de%20croissant%20invers%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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