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ABRI SOUS ROCHE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rock shelter
1, record 1, English, rock%20shelter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rockshelter 2, record 1, English, rockshelter
correct
- rock-shelter 3, record 1, English, rock%2Dshelter
correct
- shelter cave 4, record 1, English, shelter%20cave
correct
- shelter-cave 5, record 1, English, shelter%2Dcave
correct
- rock cave 6, record 1, English, rock%20cave
correct
- grotto 7, record 1, English, grotto
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cave which extends only a short way underground and whose roof of overlying rock usually extends beyond its sides. 6, record 1, English, - rock%20shelter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abri-sous-roche
1, record 1, French, abri%2Dsous%2Droche
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- abri sous roche 2, record 1, French, abri%20sous%20roche
correct, masculine noun
- grotte 3, record 1, French, grotte
correct, feminine noun
- baume 4, record 1, French, baume
correct, feminine noun, France, regional, obsolete
- balme 5, record 1, French, balme
correct, feminine noun, France, regional, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavité peu profonde, largement ouverte, creusée sous la paroi surplombante d'une roche qui peut être du grès, du granit, du basalte, etc. 6, record 1, French, - abri%2Dsous%2Droche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'il s'agit de calcaire, ce qui est le cas le plus fréquent, l'abri sous roche est dû soit à l'érosion latérale d'un cours d'eau, soit à l'action d'une corrosion différentielle par des infiltrations et des suintements, soit à une desquamation sous l'influence du gel, du dégel et des variations thermiques, soit à la corrosion par le vent chargé de sable. 6, record 1, French, - abri%2Dsous%2Droche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : abris-sous-roche. 7, record 1, French, - abri%2Dsous%2Droche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
baume; balme : termes usités dans le Sud-Est de la France. 8, record 1, French, - abri%2Dsous%2Droche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- balma
1, record 1, Spanish, balma
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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