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FOIRAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scoop-shaped slump
1, record 1, English, scoop%2Dshaped%20slump
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slump: The downward slipping of a mass of rock or unconsolidated debris, moving as a unit or several subsidiary units, characteristically with backward rotation on a horizontal axis parallel to the slope ... The major slip surface is typically spoon-shaped and concave toward the slip block in both vertical and horizontal section. 2, record 1, English, - scoop%2Dshaped%20slump
Record 1, Key term(s)
- scoop shaped slump
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coup de cuillère
1, record 1, French, coup%20de%20cuill%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement de masse rapide, peu profond, de matériel riche en fines, suffisamment gorgé d’eau pour être peu visqueux. La partie supérieure forme une petite niche de foirage, ressemblant à un coup de cuillère dans une crème épaisse. En dessous, il n’ y a pas de langue, seulement un chenal légèrement en creux, puis, à l'extrémité, un étalement des matériaux. 1, record 1, French, - coup%20de%20cuill%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans de nombreux cas de glissements rotationnels, la forme de la cicatrice et celle de la surface de glissement sont en coups de cuillère [...] 2, record 1, French, - coup%20de%20cuill%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-07-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Spluttering 1, record 2, English, Spluttering
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- foirage
1, record 2, French, foirage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’attaque des berges se fait en partie par sapement lors de la montée de la crue (...) mais aussi par l’effet de foirages des berges au matériel Saturé d’eau, l’eau de la décrue (...) 1, record 2, French, - foirage
Record 2, Key term(s)
- effet de foirage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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