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BOTTOM SUBSIDENCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subsidence
1, record 1, English, subsidence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- land subsidence 2, record 1, English, land%20subsidence
correct
- bottom subsidence 2, record 1, English, bottom%20subsidence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A local mass movement that involves principally the gradual downward settling or sinking of the solid Earth's surface with little or no horizontal motion and that does not occur along a free surface (not the result of a landslide or failure of a slope). 2, record 1, English, - subsidence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Subsidence of basins. 3, record 1, English, - subsidence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- subsidence
1, record 1, French, subsidence
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfoncement progressif, régulier ou saccadé, pendant une assez longue période, [...] du fond d'un bassin sédimentaire, marin ou non. 2, record 1, French, - subsidence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Subsidence de bassin. 3, record 1, French, - subsidence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- subsidencia
1, record 1, Spanish, subsidencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hundimiento progresivo del fondo de una cuenca de sedimentación, lo que permite la acumulación de grandes espesores de sedimentos con una pequeña profundidad de agua. 2, record 1, Spanish, - subsidencia
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