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OROGENESIS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epeirogeny
1, record 1, English, epeirogeny
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- epeirogenesis 2, record 1, English, epeirogenesis
correct
- epirogeny 3, record 1, English, epirogeny
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very large-scale tectonic movement which results in uplift and subsidence of areas of the continental crust or oceanic basins over thousands of kilometers ... 4, record 1, English, - epeirogeny
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épirogenèse
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pirogen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- épeirogenèse 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9peirogen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
- épirogénie 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9pirog%C3%A9nie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement à grand rayon de courbure, affectant, à l'échelle géologique, une partie plus ou moins vaste de l'écorce terrestre et entraînant son élévation ou son abaissement. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pirogen%C3%A8se
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica de placas
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- epirogénesis
1, record 1, Spanish, epirog%C3%A9nesis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- epeirogénesis 2, record 1, Spanish, epeirog%C3%A9nesis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimiento de alzamiento, bombeo, alabeo o hundimiento que afecta a una extensión bastante grande de la corteza terrestre. 2, record 1, Spanish, - epirog%C3%A9nesis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La epirogénesis se distingue de la orogénesis por el radio de curvatura, mucho menor, de las deformaciones : el levantamiento del suelo da lugar a la formación de pendientes de 1 a 2º en la primera y de 10 a 70º en la segunda. Por lo general los movimientos epirogénicos son consecuencia de un desequilibrio isostático que ellos tienden a anular. Así, por ejemplo, al retroceder el casquete polar, enormes masas de hielo se fundieron sobre el escudo escandinavo que, así descargado, va elevándose progresivamente. Existen lugares donde las playas, que constituían la orilla del mar en un pasado relativamente reciente, se encuentran hoy a 200 m sobre aquel nivel. 2, record 1, Spanish, - epirog%C3%A9nesis
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-11-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- orogeny
1, record 2, English, orogeny
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- orogenic period 2, record 2, English, orogenic%20period
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A period of mountain building particularly by folding but usually also involving faulting, intrusion and metamorphism. 3, record 2, English, - orogeny
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An orogeny extends in time for some tens of millions of years ... 2, record 2, English, - orogeny
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The rocks of the area have been deformed during at least two orogenies ... 4, record 2, English, - orogeny
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
orogeny: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - orogeny
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- orogénie
1, record 2, French, orog%C3%A9nie
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- orogenèse 2, record 2, French, orogen%C3%A8se
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- période d'orogenèse 3, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20d%27orogen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
- période orogénique 3, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20orog%C3%A9nique
correct, feminine noun
- période de comblement 3, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20comblement
correct, feminine noun
- épisode orogénique 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9pisode%20orog%C3%A9nique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période [...] de formation des montagnes. 5, record 2, French, - orog%C3%A9nie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pendant la période orogénique (ou de comblement) le dispositif géosynclinal correspond au modèle arc insulaire (du type pacifique) - mer marginale. 3, record 2, French, - orog%C3%A9nie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les roches de la région ont été déformées au cours de deux épisodes orogéniques à tout le moins [...] 6, record 2, French, - orog%C3%A9nie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
orogénie; orogenèse; épisode orogénique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 2, French, - orog%C3%A9nie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- orogenia
1, record 2, Spanish, orogenia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- período de orogénesis 2, record 2, Spanish, per%C3%ADodo%20de%20orog%C3%A9nesis
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período durante el cual se ha formado una cadena de montañas. 3, record 2, Spanish, - orogenia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La orogenia de los Alpes ha durado 300 millones de años. 3, record 2, Spanish, - orogenia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Entre el Mio-plioceno deviene la sub-fase tardiquichuana a la que se asocia el Volcánico Pacococha que representa un centro de erupciones explosivas y flujos de lava, terminando así el ciclo deformatorio andino, desarrollándose un "período de orogénesis" que produjo la Superficie Puna, la que luego en el curso del Plio-pleistoceno fue levantada hasta una altura mayor a 4, 000 m. s. n. m. por un sistema de fallamientos gravitacionales tipo horst. 2, record 2, Spanish, - orogenia
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-12-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Downtonian 1, record 3, English, Downtonian
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- downton 1, record 3, English, downton
former designation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Uppermost Silurian or lowermost Devonian. 1, record 3, English, - Downtonian
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Downtonien
1, record 3, French, Downtonien
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Série de transition considérée en Angleterre comme appartenant au sommet du Silurien et par les géologues français comme étant à la base du Dévonien. 1, record 3, French, - Downtonien
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- downtoniense
1, record 3, Spanish, downtoniense
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terreno del siluriano coincidente con el final de la orogénesis del sistema caledoniano; data de unos 405 millones de años. 1, record 3, Spanish, - downtoniense
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Viene su nombre de la ciudad inglesa de Downton. 1, record 3, Spanish, - downtoniense
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