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RIPPLE MARK [2 records]

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Record 1 2020-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
CONT

… ripple marks are sedimentary structures (i.e. bedforms of the lower flow regime) and indicate agitation by water (current or waves) or wind.

OBS

ripple mark: designation used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • ripplemark

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
DEF

Marque répétée de quelques centimètres de haut laissée par les mouvements de l'air ou de l'eau à la surface d'une couche de sédiments peu liés.

OBS

ride de plage : désignation en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
DEF

Cada una de las pequeñas ondulaciones formadas por los movimientos del agua en la arena o el barro del fondo del litoral y de los ríos [...].

OBS

Ripple-mark [es el] nombre inglés [de ondulita] universalmente aceptado.

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Record 2 2002-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

Fine horizontal striations, visible on the longitudinal-tangential surfaces of certain woods, due to the storied arrangement of the rays or of the axial elements or of both.

Key term(s)
  • ripple mark

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

Fines striations horizontales visibles sur les faces longitudinales tangentielles de certains bois, causées par la disposition étagée des rayons ou des éléments axiaux, ou bien des deux à la fois.

Key term(s)
  • ligne d'étagement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
Key term(s)
  • estría
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