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Planation

The formation of a flat surface by erosion and deposition.

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noun
  1. 1

    The formation of a flat surface by erosion and deposition.

  2. 2

    The morphological transformation of a three-dimensional structure into a two-dimensional one through development or evolution.

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etchplanationnoun(geology, geomorphology) The process of subsurface weathering or etching which creates etchplains.
etchplainnoun(geology, geomorphology) A plain (area of land, not necessarily flat) where bedrock has been subject to extensive etching or subsurface weathering.
platformnounA raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
clinoformnoun(geology) A sloping surface composed of deposited material
scarpingnounThe formation of cliffs by erosion.
sheet erosionnounrelatively even erosion of a layer of soil without channel formation; generally takes place on sloping land
flattingnoun(New Zealand) The practice of living, with others, in a flat.
abrasion platformnoun(geology) A sloping or nearly flat bedrock surface extending out from the foot of a marine cliff under shallow water of a breaker (wave) zone, that was created by marine abrasion.
terracingnounThe formation of terraces.
abrasionnounThe act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
mudflatnounA muddy expanse of flat land, especially such land as a riverbed exposed at low tide.
dirt bednoun(geology) A layer of clayey earth forming a stratum in a geological formation.
raised beachnoun(geology) A terrace of gravel etc. marking the margin of an ancient sea.
benchlandnoun(geology) A bench (thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by slopes).
bedformnoun(geology) One of a series of hollows and ripples formed in the bed of a river by the flow of water
corrasionnounThe wearing away of surface material.
screedingnoun(masonry) The process of producing a smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
benchnounA long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
beddingnounThe textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
limestone pavementnoun(geology) A natural karst landform consisting of a flat limestone slabs (clints) separated by fissures (grikes).

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