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BACK SLOPE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dip slope
1, record 1, English, dip%20slope
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- outface 2, record 1, English, outface
correct
- back slope 2, record 1, English, back%20slope
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A slope on the land surface, roughly determined by and approximately conforming with the direction and the angle of dip of the underlying rocks ... 2, record 1, English, - dip%20slope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most catastrophic rock slope failures have occurred where the dip angle of the failure plane is approximately equal or slightly less than the angle of shearing resistance, notably on sedimentary dip slopes ... 3, record 1, English, - dip%20slope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "back slope" is not always a synonym of "dip slope" and is used only where the angle of dip of the underlying rocks is somewhat divergent from the angle of the land surface. 4, record 1, English, - dip%20slope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pente structurale
1, record 1, French, pente%20structurale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- versant structural 2, record 1, French, versant%20structural
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- back slope
1, record 2, English, back%20slope
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- backslope 2, record 2, English, backslope
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A slope with the stalls branching off and working the seam with back slips along the face. 2, record 2, English, - back%20slope
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- talus en contrebas
1, record 2, French, talus%20en%20contrebas
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-10-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- backslope
1, record 3, English, backslope
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- back slope 2, record 3, English, back%20slope
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In geology, the less-sloping side of a ridge. 3, record 3, English, - backslope
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrasted with escarpment, the steeper slope. 3, record 3, English, - backslope
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- revers
1, record 3, French, revers
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Versant à pente plus douce d'une crête. 1, record 3, French, - revers
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est l'opposé de l'escarpement qui est le versant le plus raide. 1, record 3, French, - revers
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ladera de menor pendiente
1, record 3, Spanish, ladera%20de%20menor%20pendiente
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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