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Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-03-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cuesta
1, record 1, English, cuesta
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wold 2, record 1, English, wold
Great Britain, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An asymmetrical ridge, with along gentle slope on one side conforming with the dip of the underlying strata, and a steep or clifflike face on the other side formed by the outcrop of the resistant beds. 3, record 1, English, - cuesta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A Spanish term that has been widely adopted ... In modern usage, however, the term cuesta is thought to be a landform in which the back slope and the dip slope are virtually synonymous. 4, record 1, English, - cuesta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Wold" is an obsolete synonym for cuesta preserved in English place names such as Cotswolds. 2, record 1, English, - cuesta
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cuesta
1, record 1, French, cuesta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- côte 2, record 1, French, c%C3%B4te
feminine noun
- relief de côte 3, record 1, French, relief%20de%20c%C3%B4te
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme de relief dissymétrique dégagée dans une structure monoclinale de résistance contrastée, superposant une couche résistante à une couche tendre. 3, record 1, French, - cuesta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cuesta : [...] terme d'origine texane popularisé par W.M. Davis (1896) [...] 3, record 1, French, - cuesta
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuesta
1, record 1, Spanish, cuesta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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