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COMPRESSION MOVEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-03-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- compressional motion
1, record 1, English, compressional%20motion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- compressional movement 2, record 1, English, compressional%20movement
correct
- compression motion 3, record 1, English, compression%20motion
correct
- compression movement 4, record 1, English, compression%20movement
correct
- compressive motion 5, record 1, English, compressive%20motion
correct
- compressive movement 6, record 1, English, compressive%20movement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compressional motion, which can [be] coined as compressional stress, is the squeezing type of motion. ... compressional stress is the stress component perpendicular to a given surface, such as a fault plane, that results from forces applied perpendicularly to the surface or from remote forces transmitted through a surrounding rock. 1, record 1, English, - compressional%20motion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Compressional movement: one plate is pushing against another. Sometimes one slides under the other, i.e., when the ocean is weighing one down. Other times they crumble together. 7, record 1, English, - compressional%20motion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouvement de compression
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20de%20compression
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les failles inverses résultent d'un mouvement de compression entre les deux blocs. 2, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20compression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mouvement de compression : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20compression
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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