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Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drumlin
1, record 1, English, drumlin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A low, smoothly rounded, elongate hill of compact glacial till, or rarely other kinds of drift, built under the margin of the ice and shaped by its flow, or carved out of an older moraine by readvancing ice; its longer axis is parallel to the direction of movement of the ice. It usually has a blunt nose pointing in the direction from which the ice approached, and a gentler slope tapering in the other direction. 3, record 1, English, - drumlin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- drumlin
1, record 1, French, drumlin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Colline ronde ou elliptique constituée de till et formée sous un glacier actif. Son grand axe est toujours orienté parallèlement au sens de l'écoulement glaciaire. 2, record 1, French, - drumlin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les drumlins et les drumlinoides ont plusieurs caractères en commun : une forme générale allongée et le grand axe toujours orienté parallèlement au sens de l'écoulement glaciaire. De plus, leur profil étiré est dissymétrique : un versant doux et long qui se raccorde à un flanc abrupt et court. Ce dernier indique l'amont de l'écoulement glaciaire. 3, record 1, French, - drumlin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Glaciología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- drumlin
1, record 1, Spanish, drumlin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loma de forma elíptica, propia del fondo de los antiguos glaciares continentales, orientada en el sentido de la escorrentía del hielo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - drumlin
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