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MEANDRE LIBRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free meander
1, record 1, English, free%20meander
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- free-swinging meander 1, record 1, English, free%2Dswinging%20meander
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stream meander that displaces itself very easily by lateral corrasion, esp. where vertical corrasion is of no importance. 1, record 1, English, - free%20meander
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- méandre de divagation
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9andre%20de%20divagation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- méandre libre 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9andre%20libre
correct, masculine noun
- méandre divagant 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9andre%20divagant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les méandres peuvent se former en diverses circonstances dont la plus courante est la divagation d'un cours d'eau sur ses propres alluvions qui se réalise quand le débit solide égale la capacité : ce sont les méandres de divagation fréquents quand la pente est faible, que le cours d'eau soit chargé (dans les cours moyens ou les bas-cours) ou non (comme, par exemple, les méandres près des sources quand celles-ci se situent sur des vieilles surfaces). 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9andre%20de%20divagation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Des méandres, dits «de divagation», s'observent [...] dans les fonds de vallées larges, encombrés d'alluvions, où les fleuves changent fréquemment de lit. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9andre%20de%20divagation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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