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TALWEG [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thalweg
1, record 1, English, thalweg
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- valley line 2, record 1, English, valley%20line
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A line connecting the lowest points along a stream bed or a valley. 2, record 1, English, - thalweg
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The key factor distinguishing incised meanders from normal meanders is that they are cut well below the level of a river's former floodplain. Incised meanders result from down-cutting along the "thalweg," or deepest part of a river's channel. 3, record 1, English, - thalweg
Record 1, Key term(s)
- talweg
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- talweg
1, record 1, French, talweg
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- thalweg 2, record 1, French, thalweg
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- fond de vallée 3, record 1, French, fond%20de%20vall%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne qui suit la partie la plus basse du lit d'un cours d'eau ou d'une vallée. 4, record 1, French, - talweg
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La graphie thalweg est aujourd'hui moins courante. 5, record 1, French, - talweg
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Mot allemand, de Tal, «vallée», et Weg, «chemin». 6, record 1, French, - talweg
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
talweg : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 7, record 1, French, - talweg
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vaguada
1, record 1, Spanish, vaguada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- talweg 2, record 1, Spanish, talweg
correct, masculine noun
- thalweg 3, record 1, Spanish, thalweg
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Línea formada por los puntos más bajos del lecho de un río, especialmente en el curso superior donde éstos entallan profundamente el terreno. 4, record 1, Spanish, - vaguada
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