affleurement

aflœʁmɑ̃

Definition

Definition of affleurement - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

mise au jouraction de rendre visible quelque chose qui était caché

L'affleurement des cables sous le trottoir nécessite des réparations.

exposition

géologie

TECH.

endroit où la roche du sous-sol apparaît à la surface

TECH.

Les géologues étudient cet affleurement de granit dans la montagne.

psychologie

Rare

retour à la conscience de quelque chose d'oublié

Rare

L'affleurement de ce souvenir l'a profondément troublé.

remontée

résurgence

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endroit où la roche du sous-sol apparaît à la surface

Origin of affleurement

latin, affleurer (affleurer, apparaître)

Terms with affleurement included in their meaning

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stratotype

géologie

affleurement de référence qui définit les caractères d'un étage géologique

Examples of affleurement in a sentence

On a observé un affleurement soudain de racines dans le jardin.
Un affleurement de calcaire a été découvert près de la rivière.
L'affleurement permet d'observer la structure géologique locale.
L'affleurement de souvenirs d'enfance survient parfois sans prévenir.
Un affleurement soudain de peur l'a envahi.

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English:exposure, outcrop, ...
German:Freilegung, Aufschluss, ...
Italian:affioramento, riemersione, ...
Spanish:afloramiento, exposición rocosa, ...
Portuguese:afloramento, ressurgimento, ...
Chinese:显露, 露头, ...
Japanese:露出, 露頭, ...
Arabic:إظهار, تَكَشُّف صَخْري, ...
Hebrew:חֲשִׂיפָה, חֲשִׂיפַת סֶלַע, ...
Russian:обнажение, выход породы, ...
Ukrainian:виявлення, відкриття породи, ...
Catalan:aflorament, record, ...
Danish:blotlæggelse, blotning, ...
Dutch:blootlegging, dagzoming, ...
Greek:αποκάλυψη, επιφάνεια εμφάνισης, ...
Khmer:ការលេចចេញ, ផ្ទាំងថ្មលេចចេញ, ...
Korean:노출, 노두, ...
Polish:ujawnienie, wychodnia, ...
Portuguese (BR):afloramento, reminiscência, ...
Romanian:apariție la suprafață, afloriment, ...
Swedish:blottläggning, blottning, ...
Thai:การโผล่ขึ้น, หินโผล่, ...
Turkish:ortaya çıkarma, yüzeylenme, ...
Vietnamese:sự lộ ra, vết lộ đá, ...

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