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ZONA HUNDIMIENTO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fault trough
1, record 1, English, fault%20trough
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tectonic trough 2, record 1, English, tectonic%20trough
correct
- rift valley 3, record 1, English, rift%20valley
correct
- rift trough 4, record 1, English, rift%20trough
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An elongated valley formed by the depression of a block of the planet's crust between two faults or groups of faults of approximately parallel strike. 3, record 1, English, - fault%20trough
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An aulacogen is a tectonic trough, bounded by radially oriented convergent faults, that is open outward ... 5, record 1, English, - fault%20trough
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tectonic trough: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - fault%20trough
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fossé d'effondrement
1, record 1, French, foss%C3%A9%20d%27effondrement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fossé tectonique 2, record 1, French, foss%C3%A9%20tectonique
correct, masculine noun
- fossé d'effondrement tectonique 3, record 1, French, foss%C3%A9%20d%27effondrement%20tectonique
masculine noun
- fossé faillé 4, record 1, French, foss%C3%A9%20faill%C3%A9
masculine noun
- vallée d'effondrement 5, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20d%27effondrement
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affaissement d'une partie de la surface terrestre sous forme d'un creux allongé délimité par un réseau de failles parallèles et disposées en marches d'escalier ou en échelons. 6, record 1, French, - foss%C3%A9%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fossé d'effondrement : Le fait que l'altitude du fossé soit inférieure à celle du mole ne signifie pas qu'il soit «d'effondrement» comme on le dit si souvent. 7, record 1, French, - foss%C3%A9%20d%27effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fossé tectonique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 1, French, - foss%C3%A9%20d%27effondrement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fosa tectónica
1, record 1, Spanish, fosa%20tect%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zona de la corteza terrestre deprimida por el hundimiento de una faja o dovela, situada entre fallas o sistemas de fallas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fosa%20tect%C3%B3nica
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-09-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- negative area
1, record 2, English, negative%20area
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- negative element 1, record 2, English, negative%20element
correct
- area of subsidence 2, record 2, English, area%20of%20subsidence
correct
- subsidence area 3, record 2, English, subsidence%20area
correct
- subsiding area 4, record 2, English, subsiding%20area
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large structural feature or portion of the Earth's crust, characterized through a long period of geologic time by frequent and conspicuous downward movement (subsidence, submergence) or by extensive erosion, or by an uplift that is considerably less rapid or less frequent than those of adjacent positive elements. 1, record 2, English, - negative%20area
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zone subsidente
1, record 2, French, zone%20subsidente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- région subsidente 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9gion%20subsidente
correct, feminine noun
- région affaissée 3, record 2, French, r%C3%A9gion%20affaiss%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- zone de subsidence 4, record 2, French, zone%20de%20subsidence
correct, feminine noun
- zone d'affaissement 5, record 2, French, zone%20d%27affaissement
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les chaînes de montagnes correspondent à d'anciennes zones subsidentes à sédimentation intense; [...] 1, record 2, French, - zone%20subsidente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans les zones de subsidence où des sédiments épais correspondent à une période relativement courte par suite d'un enfoncement progressif de l'écorce, on note en général une alternance plus ou moins régulière de dépôts grossiers et fins. 6, record 2, French, - zone%20subsidente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subsidence : [...] mouvement d'enfoncement progressif ou saccadé qui affecte un socle enfoui sous d'épais dépôts sédimentaires à la suite de l'accumulation pesante de ces dépôts pendant plusieurs milliers d'années. 7, record 2, French, - zone%20subsidente
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- zona de hundimiento
1, record 2, Spanish, zona%20de%20hundimiento
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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