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OUTWASH TRAIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- outwash terrace
1, record 1, English, outwash%20terrace
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- frontal terrace 1, record 1, English, frontal%20terrace
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dissected and incised valley train or benchlike deposit extending along a valley downstream from an outwash plain or terminal moraine; a flat-topped bank of outwash with an abrupt outer face. 2, record 1, English, - outwash%20terrace
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- terrasse d'épandage fluvioglaciaire
1, record 1, French, terrasse%20d%27%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- terrasse frontale 1, record 1, French, terrasse%20frontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fluvioglaciaire : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - terrasse%20d%27%C3%A9pandage%20fluvioglaciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- valley train
1, record 2, English, valley%20train
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- outwash train 2, record 2, English, outwash%20train
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long, narrow body of outwash, deposited by meltwater streams far beyond the terminal moraine or the margin of an active glacier and confined within the walls of a valley below the glacier. 2, record 2, English, - valley%20train
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- traînée fluvio-glaciaire
1, record 2, French, tra%C3%AEn%C3%A9e%20fluvio%2Dglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- traînée fluvioglaciaire 2, record 2, French, tra%C3%AEn%C3%A9e%20fluvioglaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque les torrents sous-glaciaires ou les torrents s'écoulant le long des parois des glaciers débouchaient sur des terres inclinées vers l'aval de l'ancien front glaciaire, leur charge de sédiments était en partie déposée près du front glaciaire et en partie transportée plus loin par un réseau fluvial superficiel changeant. Ces accumulations sont appelées [...] si elles sont restreintes à une vallée, traînée fluvio-glaciaire. 1, record 2, French, - tra%C3%AEn%C3%A9e%20fluvio%2Dglaciaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fluvioglaciaire : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 2, French, - tra%C3%AEn%C3%A9e%20fluvio%2Dglaciaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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