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SUBDUCCION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subduction
1, record 1, English, subduction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The sinking of an oceanic lithospheric plate beneath an overriding lithospheric plate at a convergent plate boundary. 2, record 1, English, - subduction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The overriding plate may be oceanic or continental. 2, record 1, English, - subduction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
subduction: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - subduction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Subduction of oceanic plates beneath continents. 4, record 1, English, - subduction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Plate subduction. 4, record 1, English, - subduction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- subduction
1, record 1, French, subduction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfoncement d’une plaque lithosphérique océanique sous une plaque lithosphérique chevauchante à la limite de plaques convergentes. 2, record 1, French, - subduction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La plaque chevauchante peut être une plaque océanique ou une plaque continentale. 2, record 1, French, - subduction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
subduction : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - subduction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Subduction de plaques océaniques sous les continents. 4, record 1, French, - subduction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Subduction de plaque. 4, record 1, French, - subduction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica de placas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- subducción
1, record 1, Spanish, subducci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- consunción 2, record 1, Spanish, consunci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fenómeno geológico según el cual una placa se hunde bajo otra contigua, hasta ser absorbida por el manto. 2, record 1, Spanish, - subducci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La superficie a lo largo de la cual se verifica el fenómeno se denomina superficie de Benioff, y la zona en la que ello ocurre se llama de subducción o de consunción. 2, record 1, Spanish, - subducci%C3%B3n
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