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ANACLINAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anaclinal
1, record 1, English, anaclinal
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Descending in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the strata. 2, record 1, English, - anaclinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Opposed to cataclinal 2, record 1, English, - anaclinal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anaclinal
1, record 1, French, anaclinal
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incliné en sens contraire du pendage des couches. 2, record 1, French, - anaclinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La terminologie descriptive des reliefs de cuesta repose en partie sur les rapports entre la direction des pentes (des versants ou des talwegs) et celle du pendage des strates. On appelle cataclinales la pente, la vallée qui descendent dans le même sens que les strates, anaclinales celles qui vont en sens inverse [...] 3, record 1, French, - anaclinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un bassin anaclinal est incliné en sens contraire à la dépression. 2, record 1, French, - anaclinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antonyme : cataclinal. 2, record 1, French, - anaclinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cuesta : Rebord de plateau en structure sédimentaire monoclinale comportant la superposition de couches résistantes à des couches tendres. 3, record 1, French, - anaclinal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- anaclinal
1, record 1, Spanish, anaclinal
adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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