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DRAGFOLD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plunge
1, record 1, English, plunge
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pitch 2, record 1, English, pitch
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The inclination of a fold axis or other linear structure, measured in the vertical plane. 3, record 1, English, - plunge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plunge: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - plunge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Dragfold plunge. 5, record 1, English, - plunge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plongement
1, record 1, French, plongement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inclinaison 2, record 1, French, inclinaison
correct, feminine noun
- plongée 3, record 1, French, plong%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur de l'angle aigu que forme avec l'horizontale une ligne structurale inclinée (axe de pli, strie, linéation). 4, record 1, French, - plongement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'angle entre le plan horizontal et le plan d'inclinaison donne le plongement. 5, record 1, French, - plongement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'inclinaison, angle du plan principal des galets moyens et du plan de stratification, se mesure au rapporteur-niveau dans la direction du transport déjà déterminée par l'étude de l'orientation; [...] 6, record 1, French, - plongement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Plongement d'un pli d'entraînement. 7, record 1, French, - plongement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plongement; inclinaison; plongée : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 1, French, - plongement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drag fold
1, record 2, English, drag%20fold
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dragfold 2, record 2, English, dragfold
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A minor fold, usually one of a series, formed in an incompetent bed lying between more competent beds, produced by movement of the competent beds in opposite directions relative to one another. 1, record 2, English, - drag%20fold
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pli d'entraînement
1, record 2, French, pli%20d%27entra%C3%AEnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pli d'étirement 2, record 2, French, pli%20d%27%C3%A9tirement
masculine noun
- pli de frottement 2, record 2, French, pli%20de%20frottement
masculine noun
- pli de dysharmonie 3, record 2, French, pli%20de%20dysharmonie
masculine noun
- plissotement de dysharmonie 3, record 2, French, plissotement%20de%20dysharmonie
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pli induit dans une couche ductile par le cisaillement lié à la flexion-glissement des niveaux compétents. 4, record 2, French, - pli%20d%27entra%C3%AEnement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] dans l'épaisseur d'une formation, les lits individuels peuvent être plissés, avec un faible rayon de courbure décrivant de nombreux petits plis qui se suivent de lits en lits [...] Les géologues de langue anglaise emploient souvent le mot compétent pour qualifier les bancs non susceptibles de donner lieu à dysharmonie et dont l'étude permet de déterminer la structure générale par opposition aux niveaux incompétents, susceptibles de se plissoter d'une manière indépendante, et de produire une dysharmonie. 3, record 2, French, - pli%20d%27entra%C3%AEnement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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