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Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crevasse
1, record 1, English, crevasse
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crevass 2, record 1, English, crevass
correct
- fissure 3, record 1, English, fissure
correct, noun
- crevice 2, record 1, English, crevice
correct, noun, rare
- gash 4, record 1, English, gash
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A deep, nearly vertical fissure, crack, or rift in a glacier or other mass of land ice, or in a snowfield, caused by stresses resulting from differential movement over an uneven surface. 2, record 1, English, - crevasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crevasses may be concealed beneath snowbridges, and some are as much as 100 m in depth. 2, record 1, English, - crevasse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crevasse
1, record 1, French, crevasse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crevasse des glaciers 2, record 1, French, crevasse%20des%20glaciers
correct, feminine noun
- crevasse glaciaire 2, record 1, French, crevasse%20glaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cassure dans un relief glaciel. 3, record 1, French, - crevasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Cassure étroite et profonde dans la glace. 2, record 1, French, - crevasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
S'il n'y a pas de rupture de pente, les champs de neige sont uniformes et aplanis en début de saison chaude : mais au fur et à mesure que l'été s'avance, on voit s'ouvrir des «crevasses», d'abord invisibles ou seulement marquées par une légère inflexion de la surface : puis les ponts de neige s'effondrent, découvrant des fentes béantes, longues parfois de plusieurs centaines de mètres, larges de quelques mètres ou plus, profondes parfois de plusieurs dizaines de mètres. 4, record 1, French, - crevasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Tomber dans une crevasse en faisant de l'alpinisme. 2, record 1, French, - crevasse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- brecha
1, record 1, Spanish, brecha
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hendedura 1, record 1, Spanish, hendedura
feminine noun
- grieta 2, record 1, Spanish, grieta
feminine noun
- crevasse 3, record 1, Spanish, crevasse
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fisura formada en un glaciar. 2, record 1, Spanish, - brecha
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