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MOHO [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oriole warbler
1, record 1, English, oriole%20warbler
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- moho 1, record 1, English, moho
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Sylviidae. 2, record 1, English, - oriole%20warbler
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 1, English, - oriole%20warbler
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- noircap loriot
1, record 1, French, noircap%20loriot
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Sylviidae. 2, record 1, French, - noircap%20loriot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
noircap loriot : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - noircap%20loriot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 1, French, - noircap%20loriot
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-07-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Oahu oo
1, record 2, English, Oahu%20oo
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Meliphagidae. 2, record 2, English, - Oahu%20oo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 2, English, - Oahu%20oo
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moho d'Oahu
1, record 2, French, moho%20d%27Oahu
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Meliphagidae. 2, record 2, French, - moho%20d%27Oahu
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
moho d'Oahu : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 2, French, - moho%20d%27Oahu
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 2, French, - moho%20d%27Oahu
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-07-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Kauai oo
1, record 3, English, Kauai%20oo
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Meliphagidae. 2, record 3, English, - Kauai%20oo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 3, English, - Kauai%20oo
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moho de Kauai
1, record 3, French, moho%20de%20Kauai
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Meliphagidae. 2, record 3, French, - moho%20de%20Kauai
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
moho de Kauai : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 3, French, - moho%20de%20Kauai
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 3, French, - moho%20de%20Kauai
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-07-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Hawaii oo
1, record 4, English, Hawaii%20oo
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Meliphagidae. 2, record 4, English, - Hawaii%20oo
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 4, English, - Hawaii%20oo
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- moho d'Hawaï
1, record 4, French, moho%20d%27Hawa%C3%AF
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Meliphagidae. 2, record 4, French, - moho%20d%27Hawa%C3%AF
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
moho d'Hawaï : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 4, French, - moho%20d%27Hawa%C3%AF
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 4, French, - moho%20d%27Hawa%C3%AF
Record 4, Key term(s)
- moho d'Hawaii
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-07-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Bishop’s oo
1, record 5, English, Bishop%26rsquo%3Bs%20oo
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Molokai oo 1, record 5, English, Molokai%20oo
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Meliphagidae. 2, record 5, English, - Bishop%26rsquo%3Bs%20oo
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 5, English, - Bishop%26rsquo%3Bs%20oo
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- moho de Bishop
1, record 5, French, moho%20de%20Bishop
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Meliphagidae. 2, record 5, French, - moho%20de%20Bishop
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
moho de Bishop : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 5, French, - moho%20de%20Bishop
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 5, French, - moho%20de%20Bishop
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tectonite
1, record 6, English, tectonite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any rock whose deformation history is revealed in its fabric. 2, record 6, English, - tectonite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The tectonites are thought to represent the residual, partially melted mantle, and their contact with the ultramafic cumulates has been interpreted as the boundary between the mantle and crust(i. e., the petrological Moho). 3, record 6, English, - tectonite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tectonite
1, record 6, French, tectonite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Roche] dont la structure intime résulte de déformations [...] 2, record 6, French, - tectonite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On estime que les tectonites constituent la fraction résiduelle d'une composante mantellique partiellement fondue, et leur contact avec les cumulats ultramafiques a été interprété comme la frontière entre le manteau et la croûte (c'est-à-dire le Moho selon des critères pétrologiques). 3, record 6, French, - tectonite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- tectonita
1, record 6, Spanish, tectonita
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca que, como la milonita, ha sido triturada por empujes tectónicos y ha recristalizado merced a su impregnación por nuevos minerales secundarios. 1, record 6, Spanish, - tectonita
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- over-thickened crust
1, record 7, English, over%2Dthickened%20crust
correct, see observation
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The region of over-thickened crust is rather narrow(150-200 km) and shifted to the NE with respect to the areas of highest elevations, the strongest negative Bouguer anomaly and the MZT. NE of the volcanic belt, the crust of the block of Central Iran is 40-to-60 km thick, displaying a possible 20-km Moho step beneath the surface exposure of the UrumiehDokhtar magmatic assemblage(UDMA). 2, record 7, English, - over%2Dthickened%20crust
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of the first areas of such over-thickened crust to be identified was the Caribbean plate ... which Donnelly (1973) proposed to be an "oceanic flood basalt province". 3, record 7, English, - over%2Dthickened%20crust
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
over-thickened crust: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 7, English, - over%2Dthickened%20crust
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- croûte surépaissie
1, record 7, French, cro%C3%BBte%20sur%C3%A9paissie
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'épaisseur normale de la croûte continentale est d'environ 30 km, dans le cas d'une collision, comme l'Himalaya, on a une croûte surépaissie. 2, record 7, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20sur%C3%A9paissie
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
croûte surépaissie : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 7, French, - cro%C3%BBte%20sur%C3%A9paissie
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Magnetic and Electromagnetic Prospecting
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Magnetism
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- magnetic edge effect
1, record 8, English, magnetic%20edge%20effect
correct, see observation
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The magnetic edge effect of the Moho boundary can be recognized in the western margin of the northern arc. 2, record 8, English, - magnetic%20edge%20effect
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
magnetic edge effect: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 8, English, - magnetic%20edge%20effect
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Prospection magnétique et électromagnétique
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Magnétisme
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- effet de bordure magnétique
1, record 8, French, effet%20de%20bordure%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
effet de bordure magnétique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 8, French, - effet%20de%20bordure%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2004-11-03
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Mohorovicic discontinuity
1, record 9, English, Mohorovicic%20discontinuity
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
- MOHO 2, record 9, English, MOHO
correct
- Moho 3, record 9, English, Moho
correct
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- M-discontinuity 2, record 9, English, M%2Ddiscontinuity
correct
- M discontinuity 3, record 9, English, M%20discontinuity
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The boundary surface or sharp seismic-velocity discontinuity that separates the Earth’s crust from the subjacent mantle ... 2, record 9, English, - Mohorovicic%20discontinuity
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the discontinuity should be defined by seismic velocities alone ... 2, record 9, English, - Mohorovicic%20discontinuity
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Mohorovicic discontinuity; Moho; M discontinuity : term(s) extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 9, English, - Mohorovicic%20discontinuity
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- discontinuité de Mohorovicic
1, record 9, French, discontinuit%C3%A9%20de%20Mohorovicic
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
- MOHO 2, record 9, French, MOHO
correct
- Moho 3, record 9, French, Moho
correct
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- discontinuité M 4, record 9, French, discontinuit%C3%A9%20M
correct, feminine noun
- discontinuité Moho 5, record 9, French, discontinuit%C3%A9%20Moho
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Discontinuité définissant la transition entre la croûte et le manteau, où l'on observe une augmentation brutale des vitesses des ondes sismiques longitudinales qui passent de 6-7 km/s à 8 km/s environ. 3, record 9, French, - discontinuit%C3%A9%20de%20Mohorovicic
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'usage est de placer la limite supérieure du manteau et la base de l'écorce au niveau de la discontinuité de Mohorovicic, où la vitesse des ondes longitudinales subit une augmentation rapide [...] 6, record 9, French, - discontinuit%C3%A9%20de%20Mohorovicic
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
discontinuité de Mohorovicic; Moho; discontinuité M :terme(s) tiré(s) du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 7, record 9, French, - discontinuit%C3%A9%20de%20Mohorovicic
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- discontinuidad de Mohorovicic
1, record 9, Spanish, discontinuidad%20de%20Mohorovicic
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Límite entre la corteza terrestre y el manto, a 30 km [de profundidad]. 2, record 9, Spanish, - discontinuidad%20de%20Mohorovicic
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