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STADIAL MORAINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- recessional moraine
1, record 1, English, recessional%20moraine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- retreatal moraine 2, record 1, English, retreatal%20moraine
correct
- peripheral moraine 2, record 1, English, peripheral%20moraine
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An end moraine formed during a temporary halt in the final retreat of a glacier. 3, record 1, English, - recessional%20moraine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Recessional moraine," a more general term, is also used as a synonym of "stadial moraine." 4, record 1, English, - recessional%20moraine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- stadial moraine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moraine de retrait
1, record 1, French, moraine%20de%20retrait
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- moraine de récession 1, record 1, French, moraine%20de%20r%C3%A9cession
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] moraine frontale ou moraine latérale qui a été déposée lors d'une pause temporaire du glacier durant le retrait général des glaces. 2, record 1, French, - moraine%20de%20retrait
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les moraines de retrait] représentent la limite d'avancée du lobe glaciaire principal ou une position d'arrêt temporaire du front glaciaire. 3, record 1, French, - moraine%20de%20retrait
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stadial moraine
1, record 2, English, stadial%20moraine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- recessional moraine 1, record 2, English, recessional%20moraine
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A moraine formed during a minor readvance of the ice front during a period of glacial recession. 1, record 2, English, - stadial%20moraine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Most dictionaries give "recessional moraine" as a synonym of "stadial moraine" since a stadial moraine is always built during a glacial recession. "Recessional moraine" is a more general term. 2, record 2, English, - stadial%20moraine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moraine stadiaire
1, record 2, French, moraine%20stadiaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moraine de retrait déposée lors de la réavancée secondaire des glaces pendant la période de retrait général. 1, record 2, French, - moraine%20stadiaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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