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FORMES DISSYMETRIQUES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stoss-and-lee topography
1, record 1, English, stoss%2Dand%2Dlee%20topography
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stoss-and-lee features 2, record 1, English, stoss%2Dand%2Dlee%20features
correct, plural
- stoss-and-lee terrain 3, record 1, English, stoss%2Dand%2Dlee%20terrain
- onset-and-lee topography 4, record 1, English, onset%2Dand%2Dlee%20topography
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The persistently asymmetric arrangement of bedrock bosses and small hills in a strongly glaciated district, each hill having a comparatively gentle abraded slope on the upstream (stoss) side and a somewhat steeper and rougher quarried slope on the lee side, has been termed stoss-and-lee topography. 5, record 1, English, - stoss%2Dand%2Dlee%20topography
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formes dissymétriques
1, record 1, French, formes%20dissym%C3%A9triques
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- topographie en formes dissymétriques 1, record 1, French, topographie%20en%20formes%20dissym%C3%A9triques
correct, feminine noun
- topographie glaciaire dissymétrique 2, record 1, French, topographie%20glaciaire%20dissym%C3%A9trique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À une échelle plus petite [que les vallées glaciaires], l'abrasion claire et nette d'une des faces d'un affleurement et le débitage de l'autre face produisent de multiples surfaces bosselées auxquelles on donne le nom de formes dissymétriques 1, record 1, French, - formes%20dissym%C3%A9triques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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