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GLACIAL GROOVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glacial groove
1, record 1, English, glacial%20groove
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- giant groove 2, record 1, English, giant%20groove
- furrow 2, record 1, English, furrow
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A deep, wide, usually straight furrow cut in bedrock by the abrasive action of a rock fragment embedded in the bottom of a moving glacier. 3, record 1, English, - glacial%20groove
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is larger and deeper than a glacial striation, ranging in size from a deep scratch to a glacial valley. 3, record 1, English, - glacial%20groove
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sillon
1, record 1, French, sillon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vallon dû à l'érosion glaciaire. 1, record 1, French, - sillon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- valle glaciar
1, record 1, Spanish, valle%20glaciar
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-10-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- glacial groove
1, record 2, English, glacial%20groove
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- glacic groove 2, record 2, English, glacic%20groove
correct, archaic
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A deep, wide, usually straight furrow cut in bedrock by the abrasive action of a rock fragment embedded in the bottom of a moving glacier; it is larger and deeper than a glacial striation 3, record 2, English, - glacial%20groove
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cannelure glaciaire
1, record 2, French, cannelure%20glaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- strie due au glacier 2, record 2, French, strie%20due%20au%20glacier
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque le glacier s'écoule [...] il peut éroder plus profondément la roche tendre et ainsi produire une cannelure glaciaire [...] Les cannelures ont généralement quelques centimètres de profondeur, mais peuvent atteindre par endroits plusieurs mètres de profondeur et de nombreux mètres de longueur. 1, record 2, French, - cannelure%20glaciaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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