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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
consolidation of sediments
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consolidation — 1. The binding of grains by cementing material to solid matrix [16]. 2. The gradual reduction in the water content (void ratio) of a saturated soil, as a result of an increase in the pressure acting on it, because of the addition of… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
PRÉCONTINENT — La marge externe des continents, actuellement recouverte par l’océan, n’est pas seulement la transition entre deux types de paysages: elle est originale, aussi bien par son plan et ses formes que par l’usage que l’homme peut en faire. Notre… … Encyclopédie Universelle
welding — a) Consolidation of sediments (especially of clays) by pressure resulting from the weight of superincumbent material or from earth movement, characterized by cohering particles brought within the limits of mutual molecular attraction as water … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
compaction — /keuhm pak sheuhn, kom /, n. 1. the act of compacting or the state of being compacted. 2. Geol. the consolidation of sediments resulting from the weight of overlying deposits. [1350 1400; ME compaccioun < L compaction (s. of compactio) a joining … Universalium
bedding — Applies to rocks resulting from consolidation of sediments and exhibiting surfaces of separation (bedding planes) between layers of the same or different materials (e.g., shale, sandstone, limestone, etc.) … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary … Universalium
ASIE - Géographie physique — L’Asie est le plus vaste des continents: 44 millions de kilomètres carrés. Elle s’étend sur 75 degrés de latitude et, en tenant compte des îles, sur 92 degrés (de la Severnaïa Zemlia, ou Terre du Nord, 810 de latitude nord, à l’île Roti, 110 de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
