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PEDIMENT COUVERT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pediment
1, record 1, English, pediment
correct, see observation, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pedimentation surface 2, record 1, English, pedimentation%20surface
correct, see observation, generic
- piedmont interstream flat 3, record 1, English, piedmont%20interstream%20flat
correct, see observation, generic
- conoplain 4, record 1, English, conoplain
correct, see observation, generic
- rock pediment 5, record 1, English, rock%20pediment
correct, see observation, generic
- rock floor 6, record 1, English, rock%20floor
generic
- rock plane 6, record 1, English, rock%20plane
generic
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A broad, gently sloping rock surface at the base of a steeper slope, often covered with interlocked, loosely cemented gravel, formed primarily by erosion. 7, record 1, English, - pediment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This] surface of erosion ... resembles a bajada in surface form. 8, record 1, English, - pediment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pediment; piedmont interstream flat; conoplain; rock pediment; pedimentation surface: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 1, English, - pediment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Concealed pediment. 10, record 1, English, - pediment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pédiment
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9diment
correct, see observation, masculine noun, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation rocheuse couverte d’une couche mince d’alluvions. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9diment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «pédiment» est réservé aux surfaces taillées dans les roches massives et les termes «glacis d’érosion», «glacis d’ablation» et «glacis rocheux», à celles taillées dans les roches tendres (cf. le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse, 1982, vol. 5, p. 4816, le Dictionnaire de géologie, 1984, p. 145 et le Vocabulaire franco-anglo-allemand de géomorphologie, 1966, p. 52). 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9diment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pédiment : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9diment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Pédiment couvert. 4, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9diment
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pedimento
1, record 1, Spanish, pedimento
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- rampa de erosión 2, record 1, Spanish, rampa%20de%20erosi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, generic
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glacis, de pendiente muy suave, formado sobre una roca dura por una capa de 1 a 2 m de aluviones de la cual emergen relieves residuales. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pedimento
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los pedimentos son característicos de climas semiáridos favorables a la disgregación del granito y otras rocas duras en partículas suficientemente finas para que puedan ser transportadas por la arroyada difusa. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pedimento
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- concealed pediment
1, record 2, English, concealed%20pediment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pediment that is buried by a thin layer of alluvium from an encroaching bajada [alluvial plain] [and that] is generally caused by a local rise of base level. 2, record 2, English, - concealed%20pediment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pediment: A gently sloping surface, usually covered with gravel, the result of erosion. 3, record 2, English, - concealed%20pediment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
concealed pediment: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - concealed%20pediment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pédiment couvert
1, record 2, French, p%C3%A9diment%20couvert
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pédiment portant une couverture détritique ne modifiant pas fondamentalement sa forme. 2, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9diment%20couvert
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pédiment couvert : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9diment%20couvert
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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