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CRATERE PUITS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pit crater
1, record 1, English, pit%20crater
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- volcanic sink 2, record 1, English, volcanic%20sink
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A circular-shaped depression with steep to vertical walls that formed by collapse of the ground that results from the removal of support such as from the withdrawal of the underlying magma. 3, record 1, English, - pit%20crater
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another form of subsidence is the steep-walled depression, known as a volcanic sink, formed following the withdrawal of magma from below the ground surface. 4, record 1, English, - pit%20crater
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fissures may erupt from the walls or base of a pit crater, but pit craters are not constructional features built by eruptions of lava or tephra. Pit craters may also partially fill with lava to form a lava lake. 5, record 1, English, - pit%20crater
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A crater and pit crater are similar to a caldera, but [with] smaller collapse functions. 6, record 1, English, - pit%20crater
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pit crater: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - pit%20crater
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cratère-puits
1, record 1, French, crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cratère puits 2, record 1, French, crat%C3%A8re%20puits
correct, masculine noun
- pit-cratère 3, record 1, French, pit%2Dcrat%C3%A8re
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- pit cratère 4, record 1, French, pit%20crat%C3%A8re
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cratère d'effondrement aux parois verticales. 5, record 1, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La forme du cratère peut être un entonnoir ou un puits aux parois verticales (cratères puits) et son diamètre atteint parfois plusieurs centaines de mètres [...] 6, record 1, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un «pit cratère» a l'aspect d'une cuvette à fond plat et parois verticales. Ils sont typiques des volcans boucliers (Hawaii, La Réunion) et peuvent contenir des lacs de lave. 7, record 1, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La caldera sommitale, partiellement comblée de laves récentes, était à l'époque peu profonde et percée de plusieurs cratères puits plus ou moins profonds. 8, record 1, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme [...] «pit cratère» [désigne les] cratères d'effondrement de petite taille. [Il est plus précis que] le terme «caldeira» [...] parfois réservé aux cratères d'effondrement de grande taille. 9, record 1, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pit(-)cratère : calque de l'anglais qu'il est préférable de remplacer par «cratère(-)puits». 10, record 1, French, - crat%C3%A8re%2Dpuits
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vulcanología y sismología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cráter de pozo
1, record 1, Spanish, cr%C3%A1ter%20de%20pozo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tiene una pared vertical [...] y un fondo más o menos llano, cuyas formas son el resultado de hundimientos concéntricos y repetidos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cr%C3%A1ter%20de%20pozo
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