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HOMOTHETIC FAULT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- synthetic fault
1, record 1, English, synthetic%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- conformable fault 2, record 1, English, conformable%20fault
correct
- homothetic fault 3, record 1, English, homothetic%20fault
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault which has the same trend as that of the main zone of faulting. 4, record 1, English, - synthetic%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
synthetic faulting: ... the faults dip in the same direction as an incipient crustal flexure: faulting intensifies subsidence. This is "synthetic" or "homothetic faulting". 5, record 1, English, - synthetic%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Opposite of antithetic fault. 4, record 1, English, - synthetic%20fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faille conforme
1, record 1, French, faille%20conforme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faille synthétique 2, record 1, French, faille%20synth%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille secondaire parallèle à la faille principale. 3, record 1, French, - faille%20conforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsque le pendage de faille est orienté dans le même sens que celui des couches, la faille est dite «conforme» [...] 4, record 1, French, - faille%20conforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les failles, normales ou inverses, et les décrochements sont alors dites soit synthétiques soit antithétiques par rapport au sens de cette rotation externe [des couches] suivant qu'elles développent un couple de même sens ou de sens contraire [...] 5, record 1, French, - faille%20conforme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- falla conforme
1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20conforme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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