ped
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- géologiepédologie
- Date
Définition :
Unité structurale du sol, comme le prisme, le polyèdre ou le granule, formée sous l'action de processus naturels, par opposition à motte, formée artificiellement.
Terme :
- ped n. m.
Termes associés :
- agrégat naturel n. m.
- ped élément pédique n. m.
Traductions
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anglais
Date :Définition
An individual natural soil aggregate consisting of a cluster of primary particles and separated from adjoining peds by surfaces of weakness which are recognizable as natural voids or by the occurrence of cutans.
Notes :
Peds can be of several orders: primary ped, secondary ped, tertiary ped.
Terms referring to the occurrence of peds: pedality, pedal, apedal.Terme :
- ped