reptation

ʁɛptasjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of reptation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

mouvement animal

Rare

action de se déplacer en traînant le corps sur le sol

Rare

La reptation du serpent dans l'herbe était silencieuse.

glissement

ramper

traînement

ondulation

Rare

mouvements ondulants qui rappellent ceux d'un animal rampant

Rare

Les vagues créaient une reptation hypnotique sur le sable.

ondulation

oscillation

vibration

géologie

TECH.

déplacement lent d'une masse sous l'effet de la gravité

TECH.

La reptation du sol sur la pente inquiétait les géologues.

fluage

glissement de terrain

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Origin of reptation

latin, reptare (ramper)

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rampement

reptation

action de se traîner sur le ventre en glissant

Examples of reptation in a sentence

On observe la reptation chez certains invertébrés.
La reptation du serpent était à peine perceptible dans l'herbe.
On observe la reptation des glaciers sur de longues périodes.
La reptation des glaciers façonne le paysage alpin.
On observe la reptation des roches après de fortes pluies.

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English:crawling, undulation, ...
German:Kriechen, Kriechbewegung, ...
Italian:reptazione, ondulazione, ...
Spanish:reptación, movimiento reptante, ...
Portuguese:rastrejar, ondulação, ...
Chinese:爬行, 蠕动, ...
Japanese:這う動き, うねり, ...
Arabic:الزحف, تموّج زاحف, ...
Hebrew:זְחִילָה, גַּלִּיּוּת, ...
Russian:ползание, волнообразное движение, ...
Ukrainian:рептація, хвилеподібний рух, ...
Catalan:reptació, ondulació, ...
Danish:krybning, en krybning, ...
Dutch:reptatie, golfbeweging, ...
Greek:σέρσιμο, ερπυσμός, ...
Hungarian:kúszás, kúszó állat mozgására emlékeztető hullámzó mozgás, ...
Khmer:ការវារលូន, ចលនាលូន, ...
Korean:기어가기, 파동 운동, ...
Polish:pełzanie, falowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):reptação, movimento ondulante, ...
Romanian:reptare, ondulaţie, ...
Swedish:reptation, ringlande, ...
Thai:การเลื้อย, การเคลื่อนไหวแบบเลื้อย, ...
Turkish:sürünme, dalgalanma, ...
Vietnamese:sự trườn, chuyển động uốn lượn, ...

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Definition of reptation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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