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Record 1 2007-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

In order to decipher the histories of orogenic events, the researcher must understand structural and metamorphic textures on all scales, and the processes responsible for their development.

CONT

The mountainous interior was subjected to complex orogenic phenomena of subsidence and settling which over the centuries led to the formation of clefts and faults ...

OBS

orogenic phenomenon: plural: orogenic phenomena.

OBS

orogenic event: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • orogenic phenomena

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Phénomènes orogéniques. Parmi les mouvements lents de la terre, il en est qui donnent naissance à des chaînes de montagnes.

OBS

évènement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

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