The levelling of a landscape by erosion; (occasionally) an instance of this.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [noun] > erosion of specific features (12) planation1877 The levelling of a landscape by erosion; (occasionally) an instance of this. lateritization1882 = laterization, n. wedging1882 Geology. The flaking off (of rock, etc.), as if by the operation of a wedge. laterization1890 The formation of laterite and lateritic soils; the weathering or soil-forming process that results in this. peneplanation1899 Erosion of a land surface to a peneplain. overdeepening1901 The action or process of overdeepen, v. karsting1921 = karstification, n. laterizing1929 = laterization, n. panplanation1933 The coalescence of flood plains to form a panplain. pedimentation1940 The formation of a pediment (pediment, n. 3). pediplanation1942 Erosion to, or the formation of, a pediplain or pediplane. karstification1958 Development of karst or karstic features; alteration into karst. |
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