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MOUVEMENT EPEIROGENIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epeirogenic movement
1, record 1, English, epeirogenic%20movement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- epeirogenetic movement 2, record 1, English, epeirogenetic%20movement
correct
- epirogenic movement 3, record 1, English, epirogenic%20movement
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is customary to contrast orogenic movements, revealed by true deformation, with epeirogenic movements, which imply a vertical displacement of an entire land mass. The latter should, in turn, be distinguished from eustatic movements, resulting from changes in sea level. 4, record 1, English, - epeirogenic%20movement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouvement épirogénique
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20%C3%A9pirog%C3%A9nique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mouvement épeirogénique 2, record 1, French, mouvement%20%C3%A9peirog%C3%A9nique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les mouvements épirogéniques apparaissent ainsi comme étant périodiques, résultant d’enfoncements et de soulèvements répétés. Il faut reconnaître que ce sont les phases d’enfoncement qui paraissent les plus nettes car ce sont celles durant lesquelles les sédiments s’accumulent avec le plus de développement. 3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20%C3%A9pirog%C3%A9nique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les mouvements tectoniques [...] sont de deux types [...] : les mouvements orogéniques [...] qui donnent naissance à des chaînes de montagnes [...]; les mouvements épeirogéniques ou épirogéniques, c’est-à-dire des soulèvements d’ensemble d’un bloc entier de continent, sans qu’aucune fraction du bloc soit très mobile par rapport à une autre : toutes sont affectées, solidairement, d’un exhaussement accompagné en général d’un basculement ou de très larges bombements. 4, record 1, French, - mouvement%20%C3%A9pirog%C3%A9nique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- movimiento epirogénico
1, record 1, Spanish, movimiento%20epirog%C3%A9nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimiento vertical de la corteza terrestre. 1, record 1, Spanish, - movimiento%20epirog%C3%A9nico
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