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LODO GLACIAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glacier mud
1, record 1, English, glacier%20mud
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- glacial silt 2, record 1, English, glacial%20silt
correct
- glacier silt 3, record 1, English, glacier%20silt
correct
- glacial mud 4, record 1, English, glacial%20mud
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pulverulent material, produced by glacial erosion, that is washed out from beneath a glacier and deposited at lower levels by glacial streams. 5, record 1, English, - glacier%20mud
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boue glaciaire
1, record 1, French, boue%20glaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] boue [...] qui détermine [la] coloration laiteuse [de l'eau qui s'échappe des glaciers et qui] est engendrée par l'usure du lit des glaciers, ainsi que par la trituration et l'écrasement de la moraine de fond, sous l'énorme pression exercée par l'appareil glaciaire. 2, record 1, French, - boue%20glaciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lodo glaciar
1, record 1, Spanish, lodo%20glaciar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sedimento fino provocado por la erosión del lecho de un glaciar. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lodo%20glaciar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No confundir "glaciar" (relativo a los glaciares) con "glacial" (relativo a las glaciaciones). 2, record 1, Spanish, - lodo%20glaciar
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