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PLAQUE SUBDUCTEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subducted plate
1, record 1, English, subducted%20plate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- subducted slab 2, record 1, English, subducted%20slab
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A plate tectonic process in which one lithospheric plate descends beneath another into the asthenosphere during a collision at a convergent plate margin. Because of the relatively higher density of oceanic lithosphere, it will typically descend beneath the lighter continental lithosphere during a collision. In a collision of plates of continental lithosphere, the density of the two plates is so similar that neither tends to be subducted and mountains form. As a subducted plate descends into the asthenosphere, Earthquakes can occur ... 1, record 1, English, - subducted%20plate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subducted slab: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - subducted%20plate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plaque subduite
1, record 1, French, plaque%20subduite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plaque subductée 2, record 1, French, plaque%20subduct%C3%A9e
avoid, anglicism, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsque deux plaques convergent, l'une s'enfonce sous l'autre, dans le manteau : c'est la subduction. Ce phénomène engendre séismes, volcanismes, et formation de chaînes de montagnes. Ce terme a été inventé par A. Amstrutz en 1951 pour les Alpes. Il désigne le processus au cours duquel une lithosphère s'enfonce sous une autre [...]. On dit souvent que la plaque qui s'enfonce est «subductée». On parle maintenant davantage de plaque «subduite», question de logique... «Subduire» est le verbe à préférer à «subducter» qui est employé à tort, dérivant phonétiquement de l'anglais subducted. Or, comme «conduction» provient de «conduire», «subduction» doit découler de «subduire». (D'après L. Lliboutry [...]). 3, record 1, French, - plaque%20subduite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plaque subduite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - plaque%20subduite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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