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ARENA MOVEDIZA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quicksand
1, record 1, English, quicksand
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- running sand 2, record 1, English, running%20sand
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thick mass or bed of fine sand (as at the mouth of a river or along a seacoast) that consists of smooth rounded grains with little tendency to mutual adherence and that is usually thoroughly saturated with water flowing upward through the voids, forming a soft, shifting, semiliquid, highly mobile mass that yields easily to pressure and tends to suck down and readily swallow heavy objects resting on or touching its surface. 2, record 1, English, - quicksand
Record 1, Key term(s)
- quick sand
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sable mouvant
1, record 1, French, sable%20mouvant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sable humide, peu consistant, où l'on risque de s'enfoncer jusqu'à l'enlisement. 2, record 1, French, - sable%20mouvant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sables mouvants, type particulier de dépôts littoraux (lacs, mers) sont des sables fins et complètement imprégnés d'eau; chaque grain devenant mobile grâce à la pellicule d'eau qui l'entoure, le sédiment offre une faible résistance aux efforts de tassement. 3, record 1, French, - sable%20mouvant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arena movediza
1, record 1, Spanish, arena%20movediza
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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