Translation for "accretionary" to french
Accretionary
Translation examples
6.3.6. From a geoscientific perspective, the seaward extent of convergent continental margins is defined either by the seaward edge of the accretionary wedge (figs. 6.1A and 6.1B), or in the case of the destructive convergent margin type by the foot of the upper plate and by the foot of the inner trench wall, respectively (fig. 6.1C).
6.3.6 D'un point de vue géoscientifique, la limite vers le large des marges de convergence se définit soit par le bord le plus au large du prisme d'accrétion (fig. 6.1A et 6.1B) soit, dans le cas des marges de convergence extensives, par le pied de la plaque lithosphérique supérieure et par le pied du mur interne de la fosse (fig. 6.1C).
(i) The accretionary convergent continental margin consists of a wide wedge of accreted sediments which were scraped off from the downgoing (lower) plate (fig. 6.1A);
i) La marge de convergence compressive est caractérisée par un prisme d'accrétion important, composé de sédiments "décollés" de la plaque plongeante (fig. 6.1A);
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