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VOLCANIC CRATER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- volcanic crater
1, record 1, English, volcanic%20crater
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crater 2, record 1, English, crater
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A basinlike, rimmed structure that is usually at the summit of a volcanic cone. 3, record 1, English, - volcanic%20crater
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cratère volcanique
1, record 1, French, crat%C3%A8re%20volcanique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cratère de volcan 2, record 1, French, crat%C3%A8re%20de%20volcan
correct, masculine noun
- cratère 3, record 1, French, crat%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Évasement de la cheminée, en forme d'entonnoir, au sommet ou sur les flancs d'un cône volcanique. 4, record 1, French, - crat%C3%A8re%20volcanique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cratère de volcan. [...] Ainsi appelé à cause de la forme de son ouverture en entonnoir par laquelle sont émis les laves ou les gaz. 2, record 1, French, - crat%C3%A8re%20volcanique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cráter
1, record 1, Spanish, cr%C3%A1ter
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depresión en la cual se abre la chimenea de un volcán y se constituye la boca de éste. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cr%C3%A1ter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El cráter suele adoptar la forma de un cono invertido excavado por las erupciones en la parte superior del edificio volcánico. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cr%C3%A1ter
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