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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alluvial cone
1, record 1, English, alluvial%20cone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cone of dejection 2, record 1, English, cone%20of%20dejection
correct
- cone of detritus 2, record 1, English, cone%20of%20detritus
correct
- hemicone 2, record 1, English, hemicone
- debris cone 2, record 1, English, debris%20cone
- cone delta 2, record 1, English, cone%20delta
- dry delta 2, record 1, English, dry%20delta
- wash 2, record 1, English, wash
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An alluvial fan with steep slopes formed of loose material washed down the slopes of mountains by ephemeral streams and deposited as a conical mass of low slope at the mouth of a gorge. 2, record 1, English, - alluvial%20cone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An alluvial fan differs from an alluvial cone in having greater width in proportion to its thickness and in showing signs of stratification. 3, record 1, English, - alluvial%20cone
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dejection cone
- detritus cone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cône de déjection
1, record 1, French, c%C3%B4ne%20de%20d%C3%A9jection
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cône torrentiel 2, record 1, French, c%C3%B4ne%20torrentiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cône alluvial à pente très accentuée, érigé par un torrent. 3, record 1, French, - c%C3%B4ne%20de%20d%C3%A9jection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un torrent comprend trois parties [...] : le bassin de réception [...]; le chenal d'écoulement [...]; le cône de déjection, lieu essentiel du dépôt des matériaux enlevés (sédimentation). [...] le cône de déjection, en s'agrandissant, repousse, contre le versant opposé, le lit de la rivière dans laquelle il aboutit. 4, record 1, French, - c%C3%B4ne%20de%20d%C3%A9jection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cône de déjection : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - c%C3%B4ne%20de%20d%C3%A9jection
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cono de deyección
1, record 1, Spanish, cono%20de%20deyecci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depósitos de tierras, arena, gravilla y cantos que se forman en el punto en que un torrente llega al valle o en cualquier situación en la que su velocidad sea lo suficientemente reducida para causar dichos depósitos. Está formado por materiales procedentes de zonas con pendientes más escarpadas que la de un cono aluvial. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cono%20de%20deyecci%C3%B3n
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