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PLATE-FORME LITTORALE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coastal platform 1, record 1, English, coastal%20platform
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bench 1, record 1, English, bench
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme littorale
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20littorale
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone littorale, simple ou décomposée en étages, les paliers, produite par l’érosion ou l’accumulation marines. 1, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20littorale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 2, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20littorale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20littorale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plateforme littorale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Oceanografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- plataforma litoral
1, record 1, Spanish, plataforma%20litoral
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- submerged coastal plain
1, record 2, English, submerged%20coastal%20plain
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- coast shelf 1, record 2, English, coast%20shelf
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The continental shelf representing the seaward continuation of a coastal plain on the land. 1, record 2, English, - submerged%20coastal%20plain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme littorale
1, record 2, French, plate%2Dforme%20littorale
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- plateau littoral 1, record 2, French, plateau%20littoral
proposal, masculine noun
- plateforme littorale 2, record 2, French, plateforme%20littorale
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 3, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20littorale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20littorale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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