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DISTENTIONAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- distentional condition 1, record 1, English, distentional%20condition
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- distensional condition 2, record 1, English, distensional%20condition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- condition distensive
1, record 1, French, condition%20distensive
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 2003-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- distensional 1, record 2, English, distensional
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- distentional 2, record 2, English, distentional
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- distensif
1, record 2, French, distensif
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- de distension 2, record 2, French, de%20distension
adjective phrase
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'une phase tectonique se traduisant par une décompression et une extension des matériaux géologiques. 3, record 2, French, - distensif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une compression N-S, active depuis la fin du Crétacé, est passée, après une phase distensive, à une compression NW-SE, avant d'enregistrer de nouveaux éléments distensifs au Pliocène. 4, record 2, French, - distensif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quand la subduction fonctionne en régime permanent [...] la croûte continentale sous-jacente est soumise à des contraintes distensives responsables de la création de bassins d'effondrement et de montées volcaniques. 5, record 2, French, - distensif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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