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DECLIVITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slant
1, record 1, English, slant
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- slope 1, record 1, English, slope
correct, noun
- inclination 1, record 1, English, inclination
correct
- declivity 1, record 1, English, declivity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A slanting direction, line or plane. 1, record 1, English, - slant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pente
1, record 1, French, pente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inclinaison 2, record 1, French, inclinaison
correct, feminine noun
- déclivité 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9clivit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Inclinaison, déclivité d'un terrain, d'une surface par rapport à l'horizon. 3, record 1, French, - pente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] altitude [...] exposition [...] pente. [Caractéristiques apparaissant dans un tableau phytosociologique.] 4, record 1, French, - pente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pendiente
1, record 1, Spanish, pendiente
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- inclinación 1, record 1, Spanish, inclinaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Site Development
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sudden declivity
1, record 2, English, sudden%20declivity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... [they] argued, quite correctly, ... that sudden declivities, rocky chasms, and rotting tree trunks (all deliberately designed) were more proper for the natural garden than were enormous, undulating meadows accented with tight clumps of thickly planted trees. 1, record 2, English, - sudden%20declivity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement du terrain
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rupture de pente
1, record 2, French, rupture%20de%20pente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- brusque changement de pente 1, record 2, French, brusque%20changement%20de%20pente
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le travail de modelage du jardin doit traduire en formes l'esprit du tracé du jardin : les surfaces planes et régulières répondent aux allées droites, les vallonnements et les ondulations du sol aux courbes dessinées, de même que les accidents et les ruptures de pente justifient l'irrégularité des lignes. 1, record 2, French, - rupture%20de%20pente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les escaliers. [...] Forme et tracé. Le plus simple et le plus courant s'inscrit perpendiculairement à la circulation à l'occasion d'un brusque changement de pente. 1, record 2, French, - rupture%20de%20pente
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación del terreno
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- escalonamiento de pendiente
1, record 2, Spanish, escalonamiento%20de%20pendiente
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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