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FAULT DISPLACEMENT [20 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slip
1, record 1, English, slip
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- displacement 2, record 1, English, displacement
correct
- net slip 3, record 1, English, net%20slip
correct
- total slip 4, record 1, English, total%20slip
correct
- total fault displacement 5, record 1, English, total%20fault%20displacement
correct
- fault displacement 6, record 1, English, fault%20displacement
correct
- total displacement 7, record 1, English, total%20displacement
correct
- relative displacement 8, record 1, English, relative%20displacement
correct
- net displacement 9, record 1, English, net%20displacement
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The distance between two points that were next to each other before fault ... movement took place. 10, record 1, English, - slip
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
dip slip, perpendicular slip, strike slip, trace slip 11, record 1, English, - slip
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rejet de faille
1, record 1, French, rejet%20de%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rejet net 2, record 1, French, rejet%20net
correct, masculine noun
- rejet total 3, record 1, French, rejet%20total
correct, masculine noun
- rejet 4, record 1, French, rejet
correct, masculine noun
- glissement 5, record 1, French, glissement
correct, masculine noun
- déplacement 6, record 1, French, d%C3%A9placement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le glissement désigne le déplacement relatif, mesuré sur le plan de faille, subi par deux points situés sur les lèvres opposées de la faille, et qui, avant le mouvement, se trouvaient en contact. 5, record 1, French, - rejet%20de%20faille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le rejet [...] correspond au déplacement relatif des deux compartiments séparés. 7, record 1, French, - rejet%20de%20faille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dislocación
1, record 1, Spanish, dislocaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fractura que divide el terreno en dos partes cuando éstas han sufrido entre sí un deslizamiento horizontal. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dislocaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- antithetic fault
1, record 2, English, antithetic%20fault
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unconformable fault 2, record 2, English, unconformable%20fault
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault that dips in the opposite direction from the direction in which the associated sediments dip. 3, record 2, English, - antithetic%20fault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
antithetic faulting :... the faults dip in the direction opposite to that of a gentle crustal flexure; the blocks are rotated in the sense opposite to that of the fault dips, and fault displacement and block rotation tend to cancel out as far as the vertical component is concerned.... appreciable crustal extension is implied. This is "antithetic faulting". 4, record 2, English, - antithetic%20fault
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Opposite of synthetic fault. 3, record 2, English, - antithetic%20fault
Record 2, Key term(s)
- opposite fault
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faille contraire
1, record 2, French, faille%20contraire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- faille antithétique 2, record 2, French, faille%20antith%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
- faille en retour 3, record 2, French, faille%20en%20retour
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille dont le plan est incliné en sens contraire du pendage des couches. 4, record 2, French, - faille%20contraire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à «faille conforme» ou «faille synthétique». 4, record 2, French, - faille%20contraire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Geología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- falla antitética
1, record 2, Spanish, falla%20antit%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- falla contraria 2, record 2, Spanish, falla%20contraria
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Falla en la que el par de fuerzas que representan su movimiento relativo tiene sentido contrario al de agujas de un reloj. 1, record 2, Spanish, - falla%20antit%C3%A9tica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- strike-slip fault
1, record 3, English, strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- strike slip fault 2, record 3, English, strike%20slip%20fault
correct
- transcurrent fault 3, record 3, English, transcurrent%20fault
correct
- lateral fault 4, record 3, English, lateral%20fault
correct
- lateral-slip fault 5, record 3, English, lateral%2Dslip%20fault
- strike-shift fault 6, record 3, English, strike%2Dshift%20fault
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault in which the relative displacement occurs horizontally along the fault plane separating adjacent blocks of rock. 7, record 3, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Strike-slip faults involve motion [that] is parallel to the strike of the fault frequently described as "side-by-side" motion. Strike-slip faults are further described as "right-lateral" (dextral) or "left-lateral" (sinistral) depending if the block opposite the viewer moved to the right or left respectively. 8, record 3, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
strike-slip fault; transcurrent fault; lateral fault: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 3, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Strike-slip fault system. 2, record 3, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Transcurrent fault system. 2, record 3, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record 3, Key term(s)
- lateral slip fault
- strike shift fault
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- décrochement
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9crochement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- faille décrochante 2, record 3, French, faille%20d%C3%A9crochante
correct, feminine noun
- faille coulissante 3, record 3, French, faille%20coulissante
correct, feminine noun
- faille de décrochement 4, record 3, French, faille%20de%20d%C3%A9crochement
correct, feminine noun
- faille latérale 5, record 3, French, faille%20lat%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- faille de coulissage 6, record 3, French, faille%20de%20coulissage
correct, feminine noun
- faille à décrochement horizontal 5, record 3, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9crochement%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- faille de coulissement 7, record 3, French, faille%20de%20coulissement
correct, feminine noun
- faille à rejet horizontal 8, record 3, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20rejet%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- faille à rejet directionnel 9, record 3, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20rejet%20directionnel
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille le long de laquelle le déplacement relatif s’effectue horizontalement le long du plan de faille séparant des blocs de roche adjacents. 10, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les failles de décrochement [...] correspondent à des cisaillements en régime coulissant pour lesquelles le rejet est longitudinal et parallèle à la direction du cisaillement. 11, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une faille de décrochement est dite dextre ou sénestre. Elle est dextre si, en regardant vers la trace de faille, l’horizon repère du compartiment opposé semble s’être déplacé vers la droite. Elle est sénestre si ce meme horizon repère semble s’être déplacé vers la gauche. 11, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faille coulissante; faille de coulissage; faille de coulissement; faille à décrochement horizontal; faille de décrochement; faille à rejet horizontal; faille à rejet directionnel; faille latérale : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 12, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Système, zone de failles de coulissage. 13, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- falla de desenganche
1, record 3, Spanish, falla%20de%20desenganche
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- falla de desgarre 1, record 3, Spanish, falla%20de%20desgarre
correct, feminine noun
- falla de desplazamiento horizontal 1, record 3, Spanish, falla%20de%20desplazamiento%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- falla transcurrente 1, record 3, Spanish, falla%20transcurrente
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-01-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- boundary fault
1, record 4, English, boundary%20fault
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- bounding fault 2, record 4, English, bounding%20fault
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A major fault with a considerable displacement. 3, record 4, English, - boundary%20fault
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certain faults, during their period of activity, may serve as limiting features to sedimentary basins (boundary faults). 4, record 4, English, - boundary%20fault
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
boundary fault; bounding fault: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 4, English, - boundary%20fault
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Bounding fault zone. 6, record 4, English, - boundary%20fault
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- faille bordière
1, record 4, French, faille%20bordi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- faille limitrophe 2, record 4, French, faille%20limitrophe
correct, feminine noun
- faille limite 3, record 4, French, faille%20limite
correct, feminine noun
- faille-limite 4, record 4, French, faille%2Dlimite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il peut arriver que, lors de son jeu, une faille serve de limite à un bassin sédimentaire («faille-limite»). 4, record 4, French, - faille%20bordi%C3%A8re
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faille bordière; faille limitrophe : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 4, French, - faille%20bordi%C3%A8re
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Zone de failles limitrophes. 6, record 4, French, - faille%20bordi%C3%A8re
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-07-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- oblique-dip fault
1, record 5, English, oblique%2Ddip%20fault
rare
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... if the [fault] trace was aligned approximately perpendicular to the strike [of the beds], it was termed a "dip-fault;"... while if the fault trace was parallel to neither the dip nor the strike, the structure was termed "transverse" or sometimes an "oblique-dip fault. "Such terms, which do not take into account the orientation of the shear plane and the direction of shear displacement and are concerned only with a line exposed in an essentially two-dimensional view, are clearly of very little significance and nowadays are rarely used. 1, record 5, English, - oblique%2Ddip%20fault
Record 5, Key term(s)
- oblique dip fault
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- faille transversale oblique
1, record 5, French, faille%20transversale%20oblique
feminine noun, rare
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2009-05-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- transform fault
1, record 6, English, transform%20fault
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A strike-slip fault, common in mid-ocean ridge regions, in which there has been a sudden change in the form or direction of displacement. 2, record 6, English, - transform%20fault
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At fault boundaries one plate slides past the other, generally along transform faults ... 3, record 6, English, - transform%20fault
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transform fault: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 6, English, - transform%20fault
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- faille transformante
1, record 6, French, faille%20transformante
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- faille de transformation 2, record 6, French, faille%20de%20transformation
correct, feminine noun
- faille de raccord 3, record 6, French, faille%20de%20raccord
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Limite entre les plaques tectoniques où il n'y a ni apport, ni absorption de matière. 4, record 6, French, - faille%20transformante
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une faille transformante relie soit deux portions de fosse océanique, soit une fosse et un rift, soit deux portions de rift [...] 5, record 6, French, - faille%20transformante
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faille transformante; faille de raccord; faille de transformation : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 6, French, - faille%20transformante
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica de placas
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- falla transformante
1, record 6, Spanish, falla%20transformante
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- falla de transformación 2, record 6, Spanish, falla%20de%20transformaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2009-01-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Translation (General)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- experience a recurrent compressive displacement
1, record 7, English, experience%20a%20recurrent%20compressive%20displacement
proposal
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- show a recurrent compressive displacement 1, record 7, English, show%20a%20recurrent%20compressive%20displacement
proposal
- exhibit a recurrent compressive displacement 1, record 7, English, exhibit%20a%20recurrent%20compressive%20displacement
proposal
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The results suggest that during late Cenozoic time the Wasatch fault has experienced a history of recurrent displacement. 2, record 7, English, - experience%20a%20recurrent%20compressive%20displacement
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
All these faults show progressively larger displacement downward in the basin fill, reflecting recurrent displacement during sedimentation ... 3, record 7, English, - experience%20a%20recurrent%20compressive%20displacement
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... the structure ... is a dextral transpressive zone ... exhibiting not more than 50 km of transcurrent and 0-30 km compressive displacement. 4, record 7, English, - experience%20a%20recurrent%20compressive%20displacement
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- rejouer en compression
1, record 7, French, rejouer%20en%20compression
correct, see observation
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les failles extensives de la phase de rifting du Crétacé inférieur ont rejoué en compression lors de l'orogenèse pyrénéenne. Le mouvement qui s'est exercé le long de la «rampe» lors du déplacement de la série décollée vers le Sud n'est pas une collision frontale mais un mouvement de décrochement senestre NE-SO accompagné de soulèvement, serrage et basculement comme au Narieda . 2, record 7, French, - rejouer%20en%20compression
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les failles normales de distension ont un pendage de 60° ce qui est trop important pour les faire rejouer en compression. La compression concerne des failles inverses ayant un pendage de 30°. Par contre, une faille inverse peut rejouer en faille normale. 3, record 7, French, - rejouer%20en%20compression
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rejouer en compression : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 7, French, - rejouer%20en%20compression
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rejeu : Nouveau déplacement des compartiments d'une faille. 5, record 7, French, - rejouer%20en%20compression
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2008-09-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- dextral displacement
1, record 8, English, dextral%20displacement
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- right-lateral displacement 2, record 8, English, right%2Dlateral%20displacement
correct, see observation
- right lateral displacement 3, record 8, English, right%20lateral%20displacement
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Yukon the leading edge of the accreted terranes is truncated by the through-going, northwest-trending Tintina Fault. Restoration of its dextral displacement of between 425 to 500 km... permits the leading edge southwest of the fault to merge with the leading edge of the accreted terranes in a salient northeast of the fault. 4, record 8, English, - dextral%20displacement
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The best-known transform plate boundary is the San Andreas fault system, which accommodates the right-lateral displacement between the North American and Pacific plates. 5, record 8, English, - dextral%20displacement
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
right-lateral displacement: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 8, English, - dextral%20displacement
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- déplacement dextre
1, record 8, French, d%C3%A9placement%20dextre
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Yukon, la bordure frontale des terranes accrétés est tronquée par la faille de Tintina de direction nord-ouest. La reconstitution du déplacement dextre le long de cette faille, qui se situe entre 425 et 500 km [...], permet de relier la bordure frontale des terranes accrétés au sud-ouest de la faille à celle qui apparaît dans un promontoire au nord-est de celle-ci. 2, record 8, French, - d%C3%A9placement%20dextre
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déplacement dextre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 8, French, - d%C3%A9placement%20dextre
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- offset
1, record 9, English, offset
correct, see observation, noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The horizontal displacement between points on either side of a fault, which can range from millimeters to kilometers. 2, record 9, English, - offset
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
offset: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 9, English, - offset
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- décalage
1, record 9, French, d%C3%A9calage
see observation, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
décalage : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 9, French, - d%C3%A9calage
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- normal displacement
1, record 10, English, normal%20displacement
correct, see observation
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As much as 300 m of Cenozoic normal displacement has occurred across the fault zone near the Grand Canyon. 2, record 10, English, - normal%20displacement
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
normal displacement: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 10, English, - normal%20displacement
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- déplacement normal
1, record 10, French, d%C3%A9placement%20normal
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Déplacement normal de la fracture mesuré en quatre points en périphérie de la fracture [...] 2, record 10, French, - d%C3%A9placement%20normal
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déplacement normal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 10, French, - d%C3%A9placement%20normal
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- tear fault
1, record 11, English, tear%20fault
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very steep fault associated with a low angle over thrust fault. 2, record 11, English, - tear%20fault
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The east-west-oriented segment of the Cape Ray Fault Zone is a tear fault that accommodated differential displacement along the length of the fault. 3, record 11, English, - tear%20fault
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "tear fault" can be used to indicate a steeply-dipping wrench fault that bounds or cuts the hanging wall of a thrust or normal fault ... 4, record 11, English, - tear%20fault
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tear fault: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 11, English, - tear%20fault
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- faille de déchirure
1, record 11, French, faille%20de%20d%C3%A9chirure
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On qualifie de «faille de déchirure», des cassures coulissantes qui désolidarisent deux compartiments en cours de déformation, leur permettant de subir des déformations indépendantes, différentes dans leur dessin et dans leur ampleur (par exemple des plis plus ou moins serrés). Ces failles diffèrent en cela des véritables décrochements, qui tranchent et décalent des structures préformées (c'est même ce décalage qui permet de les mettre en évidence) : ici il n'y a pas décalage mais dissemblance des structures de part et d'autre de la faille. 2, record 11, French, - faille%20de%20d%C3%A9chirure
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le segment orienté est-ouest de la zone de la faille de Cape Ray représente une faille de déchirure, qui a accommodé le déplacement différentiel le long du plan de la faille. 3, record 11, French, - faille%20de%20d%C3%A9chirure
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faille de déchirure : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 11, French, - faille%20de%20d%C3%A9chirure
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2004-10-21
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- erosion thrust
1, record 12, English, erosion%20thrust
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thrust fault, the displacement of which is along an erosion surface at the surface of the earth. 2, record 12, English, - erosion%20thrust
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- chevauchement
1, record 12, French, chevauchement
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Déplacement] dont la mise en place s'est effectuée à partir d'une ligne de rupture le long d'une charnière anticlinale érodée jusqu'à une couche en général disharmonique. 2, record 12, French, - chevauchement
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 12, Main entry term, Spanish
- cabalgamiento
1, record 12, Spanish, cabalgamiento
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 12, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 2002-06-26
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- heave
1, record 13, English, heave
correct, noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Horizontal displacement of strata or other rocks along a fault, as opposed to the throw or vertical displacement. 2, record 13, English, - heave
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- recouvrement horizontal
1, record 13, French, recouvrement%20horizontal
correct, masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composante horizontale du déplacement d'une faille inverse. 2, record 13, French, - recouvrement%20horizontal
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «rejet horizontal» qui s'applique à une faille normale. 3, record 13, French, - recouvrement%20horizontal
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 2002-02-05
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- strike shift
1, record 14, English, strike%20shift
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a fault, the shift or relative displacement of the rock units parallel to the strike of the fault, but outside the fault zone itself. 1, record 14, English, - strike%20shift
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A partial synonym of "strike slip." 1, record 14, English, - strike%20shift
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- déplacement suivant la direction
1, record 14, French, d%C3%A9placement%20suivant%20la%20direction
masculine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 2000-02-24
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- fault surface
1, record 15, English, fault%20surface
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a fault, the surface along which displacement has occurred. 2, record 15, English, - fault%20surface
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... if without appreciable curvature, may be termed the fault plane. 3, record 15, English, - fault%20surface
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- surface de faille
1, record 15, French, surface%20de%20faille
correct, feminine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La surface de rupture est dite surface de faille ou, souvent, plan de faille, étant donné qu'approximativement elle est plane [...] 2, record 15, French, - surface%20de%20faille
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 1999-07-22
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- left-lateral fault
1, record 16, English, left%2Dlateral%20fault
correct
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
- left strike-slip fault 2, record 16, English, left%20strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
- sinistral fault 3, record 16, English, sinistral%20fault
correct
Record 16, Textual support, English
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault on which the displacement is a left-lateral separation. 4, record 16, English, - left%2Dlateral%20fault
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "right-lateral fault" or "dextral fault." 5, record 16, English, - left%2Dlateral%20fault
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- faille senestre
1, record 16, French, faille%20senestre
correct, feminine noun
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
- décrochement senestre 2, record 16, French, d%C3%A9crochement%20senestre
correct, masculine noun
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille décrochante pour laquelle les compartiments, vus de dessus, ont glissé vers la gauche l'un par rapport à l'autre. 3, record 16, French, - faille%20senestre
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est facile de voir qu'un décrochement correspond à un mouvement relatif des deux compartiments, soit vers la gauche : décrochement senestre [...] 4, record 16, French, - faille%20senestre
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
Record 17 - internal organization data 1999-07-22
Record 17, English
Record 17, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 17, Main entry term, English
- heave
1, record 17, English, heave
correct, noun
Record 17, Abbreviations, English
Record 17, Synonyms, English
- horizontal throw 2, record 17, English, horizontal%20throw
correct
- fault heave 3, record 17, English, fault%20heave
correct
- fault shift 3, record 17, English, fault%20shift
correct
Record 17, Textual support, English
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a fault, the horizontal component of separation or displacement. 2, record 17, English, - heave
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 OBS
heave: It is an old, imprecise term. 2, record 17, English, - heave
Record 17, French
Record 17, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 17, Main entry term, French
- rejet horizontal
1, record 17, French, rejet%20horizontal
correct, masculine noun
Record 17, Abbreviations, French
Record 17, Synonyms, French
Record 17, Textual support, French
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déplacement relatif des lèvres d'une faille selon l'horizontale. 2, record 17, French, - rejet%20horizontal
Record 17, Spanish
Record 17, Textual support, Spanish
Record 18 - internal organization data 1998-07-17
Record 18, English
Record 18, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 18, Main entry term, English
- downthrow
1, record 18, English, downthrow
correct, noun
Record 18, Abbreviations, English
Record 18, Synonyms, English
Record 18, Textual support, English
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The amount of downward vertical displacement of a fault. 2, record 18, English, - downthrow
Record 18, French
Record 18, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 18, Main entry term, French
- rejet vers le bas
1, record 18, French, rejet%20vers%20le%20bas
correct, masculine noun
Record 18, Abbreviations, French
Record 18, Synonyms, French
Record 18, Textual support, French
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur du déplacement du compartiment affaissé d'une faille. 1, record 18, French, - rejet%20vers%20le%20bas
Record 18, Spanish
Record 18, Textual support, Spanish
Record 19 - internal organization data 1978-04-20
Record 19, English
Record 19, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 19, Main entry term, English
- parallel displacement fault
1, record 19, English, parallel%20displacement%20fault
correct
Record 19, Abbreviations, English
Record 19, Synonyms, English
Record 19, Textual support, English
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fault in which all straight lines on opposite sides of a fault and outside of the dislocated zone, that were parallel before the displacement, are parallel afterward. 2, record 19, English, - parallel%20displacement%20fault
Record 19, French
Record 19, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 19, Main entry term, French
- faille à déplacement parallèle 1, record 19, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9placement%20parall%C3%A8le
Record 19, Abbreviations, French
Record 19, Synonyms, French
Record 19, Textual support, French
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une faille dans laquelle toutes les lignes droites sur les côtés opposés de la faille et à l'extérieur de la zone disloquée qui étaient parallèles avant le déplacement sont parallèles après. 1, record 19, French, - faille%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9placement%20parall%C3%A8le
Record 19, Spanish
Record 19, Textual support, Spanish
Record 20 - internal organization data 1976-12-15
Record 20, English
Record 20, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 20, Main entry term, English
- strain-rebound theory
1, record 20, English, strain%2Drebound%20theory
correct
Record 20, Abbreviations, English
Record 20, Synonyms, English
Record 20, Textual support, English
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fault is assumed to be the common border of two blocks of rock. Movements in the crust will give the two blocks a mutual displacement but owing to friction and cementing, the fault remains locked and consequently the blocks become strained in the vicinity of the fault. After continued movement, the moment comes when the stress exceeds the restraints, the fault slips and we have the earthquake. 1, record 20, English, - strain%2Drebound%20theory
Record 20, French
Record 20, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 20, Main entry term, French
- théorie du rebond élastique
1, record 20, French, th%C3%A9orie%20du%20rebond%20%C3%A9lastique
correct
Record 20, Abbreviations, French
Record 20, Synonyms, French
Record 20, Textual support, French
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) lorsque l'énergie accumulée dépasse la résistance de la roche, celle-ci éclate brusquement et libère l'énergie élastique qui engendre un séisme (...) 1, record 20, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20du%20rebond%20%C3%A9lastique
Record 20, Spanish
Record 20, Textual support, Spanish
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