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SOURCE VAUCLUSIENNE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Speleology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vauclusian spring
1, record 1, English, vauclusian%20spring
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crevice spring 2, record 1, English, crevice%20spring
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fountaining spring in a karst region, generally of exceptionally large discharge. 1, record 1, English, - vauclusian%20spring
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Etymology: from Fontaine de Vaucluse in southern France. 1, record 1, English, - vauclusian%20spring
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Spéléologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- source vauclusienne
1, record 1, French, source%20vauclusienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fontaine vauclusienne 2, record 1, French, fontaine%20vauclusienne
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Source située à la sortie d'un siphon karstique et dont les eaux émergent par une crevasse. 3, record 1, French, - source%20vauclusienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie avec la fontaine de Vaucluse, d'où sort la Sorgue [...] résurgence, ou [...] exsurgence, caractérisée par un débit qui peut être considérable, mais qui est très variable [...] C'est en somme l'apparition, ou la réapparition à l'air libre d'un cours d'eau souterrain dont on a parfois aménagé la sortie pour l'utilisation humaine, la «fontaine» se distinguant de la «source» par cet aménagement qui permet de recueillir l'eau plus aisément. 2, record 1, French, - source%20vauclusienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«Source» a été longtemps en concurrence avec «fontaine» [...] Rappelons d'ailleurs que ladite fontaine de Vaucluse est le type de source vauclusienne. 4, record 1, French, - source%20vauclusienne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Espeleología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuente vauclusiana
1, record 1, Spanish, fuente%20vauclusiana
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- manantial vauclusiano 2, record 1, Spanish, manantial%20vauclusiano
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surgencia en regiones kársticas controlada por un sifón natural y que fluye de forma intermitente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fuente%20vauclusiana
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