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PREGLACIAIRE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- buried valley
1, record 1, English, buried%20valley
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an ancient river or stream valley that existed perhaps hundreds of thousands to millions of years ago and since has been filled with glacial or unconsolidated sediment. 2, record 1, English, - buried%20valley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vallée enfouie
1, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20enfouie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépression d’un relief ancien ou de la roche en place, recouverte aujourd’hui de sédiments plus récents. 2, record 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20enfouie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s’agit plus particulièrement d’une vallée préglaciaire recouverte de sédiments glaciaires. 2, record 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20enfouie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Glaciology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- glacial erosion
1, record 2, English, glacial%20erosion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ice erosion 2, record 2, English, ice%20erosion
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The movement of soil or rock from one point to another by the action of the moving ice of a glacier. 2, record 2, English, - glacial%20erosion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Glaciologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- érosion glaciaire
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9rosion%20glaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Érosion provoquée par la glace en mouvement qui s’écoule de l'amont vers l'aval et qui creuse profondément le relief préglaciaire sur lequel elle se déplace. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9rosion%20glaciaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La désagrégation des roches sur les bords du glacier est surtout due au gel; les débris provenant de cette fragmentation sont entraînés par le mouvement du glacier et ce déblaiement latéral, en empêchant la constitution d’un talus d’éboulis protecteur, favorise l’érosion des versants. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9rosion%20glaciaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-05-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Glaciology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- preglacial
1, record 3, English, preglacial
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to the time preceding a period of glaciation; specifically that immediately before the Pleistocene Epoch. 2, record 3, English, - preglacial
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Preglacial deposit, landscape. 3, record 3, English, - preglacial
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Glaciologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- préglaciaire
1, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9glaciaire
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- d'origine préglaciaire 2, record 3, French, d%27origine%20pr%C3%A9glaciaire
correct
- antéglaciaire 3, record 3, French, ant%C3%A9glaciaire
adjective
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui a précédé la première époque glaciaire, ou les premiers dépôts glaciaires en un lieu. 4, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9glaciaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Québec, l’existence d’oxysols préglaciaires a été démontrée [...], entre autre dans les régions de Québec et de la Beauce. 5, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9glaciaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gîte préglaciaire. 2, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9glaciaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Gisement d’origine préglaciaire. 2, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9glaciaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Glaciología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- preglacial
1, record 3, Spanish, preglacial
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- preglaciar 1, record 3, Spanish, preglaciar
correct, adjective
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-04-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- glacial diffluence
1, record 4, English, glacial%20diffluence
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The local overriding of a pre-glacial subsidiary watershed by glacier ice so that it flows through a col into a neighbouring valley. 1, record 4, English, - glacial%20diffluence
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- diffluence glaciaire
1, record 4, French, diffluence%20glaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Submergence régionale d’un bassin hydrographique secondaire préglaciaire par un glacier, de telle façon que la glace s’écoule par un col dans une vallée voisine. 1, record 4, French, - diffluence%20glaciaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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