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FAULT DISPLACEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slip
1, record 1, English, slip
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- displacement 2, record 1, English, displacement
correct
- net slip 3, record 1, English, net%20slip
correct
- total slip 4, record 1, English, total%20slip
correct
- total fault displacement 5, record 1, English, total%20fault%20displacement
correct
- fault displacement 6, record 1, English, fault%20displacement
correct
- total displacement 7, record 1, English, total%20displacement
correct
- relative displacement 8, record 1, English, relative%20displacement
correct
- net displacement 9, record 1, English, net%20displacement
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The distance between two points that were next to each other before fault ... movement took place. 10, record 1, English, - slip
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
dip slip, perpendicular slip, strike slip, trace slip 11, record 1, English, - slip
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rejet de faille
1, record 1, French, rejet%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rejet net 2, record 1, French, rejet%20net
correct, masculine noun
- rejet total 3, record 1, French, rejet%20total
correct, masculine noun
- rejet 4, record 1, French, rejet
correct, masculine noun
- glissement 5, record 1, French, glissement
correct, masculine noun
- déplacement 6, record 1, French, d%C3%A9placement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le glissement désigne le déplacement relatif, mesuré sur le plan de faille, subi par deux points situés sur les lèvres opposées de la faille, et qui, avant le mouvement, se trouvaient en contact. 5, record 1, French, - rejet%20de%20faille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le rejet [...] correspond au déplacement relatif des deux compartiments séparés. 7, record 1, French, - rejet%20de%20faille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dislocación
1, record 1, Spanish, dislocaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fractura que divide el terreno en dos partes cuando éstas han sufrido entre sí un deslizamiento horizontal. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dislocaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-04-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- parallel displacement fault
1, record 2, English, parallel%20displacement%20fault
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fault in which all straight lines on opposite sides of a fault and outside of the dislocated zone, that were parallel before the displacement, are parallel afterward. 2, record 2, English, - parallel%20displacement%20fault
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faille à déplacement parallèle 1, record 2, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9placement%20parall%C3%A8le
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une faille dans laquelle toutes les lignes droites sur les côtés opposés de la faille et à l'extérieur de la zone disloquée qui étaient parallèles avant le déplacement sont parallèles après. 1, record 2, French, - faille%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9placement%20parall%C3%A8le
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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