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SUBSIDENT [1 record]

Record 1 2003-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Tectonics
CONT

... a subsiding basin (a region that is sinking as sediments are being deposited).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Tectonique
DEF

Se dit d'un bassin dont l'affaissement lent s'accompagne d'une sédimentation continue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Tectónica
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