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BORDURA [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Oceanography
DEF

The area of the continental margin between the shoreline and the continental slope.

OBS

continental border: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Marge continentale spécifique, plissée ou faillée, qui présente une topographie très contrastée faite de dépressions ou bassins profondément affaissés et de seuils portant parfois des îles.

OBS

bordure continentale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Bordure continentale du sud de la Californie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Oceanografía
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Record 2 2003-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
CONT

Heraldry. Border surrounding the field of which it is the one-fifth part in width. In medieval heraldry, the border was borne as a difference or mark of cadency. It is now frequently borne as a charge. The border is placed over all ordinaries, except the chief, quarter, or canton which invariably surmount it. It has no diminutive, but it may be surmounted by another of half its width.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
CONT

Ceinture large au plus du sixième de l'écu et qui l'entoure complètement. La bordure est une espèce de brisure en forme de galon posé à plat au bord de l'écu.

CONT

Les fils de Charles de Valois modifient la bordure paternelle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Heráldica
DEF

Pieza honorable que rodea el ámbito del escudo por lo interior de él, tomando, según unos, la décima parte de su latitud, y según otros, la sexta.

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