单词 | overdeepening |
释义 | overdeepeningn. Chiefly Physical Geography. The action or process of overdeepen v. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun] > subsidence bump1860 roll1883 overdeepening1901 cauldron subsidence1909 load-casting1953 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [noun] > erosion of specific features planation1877 lateritization1882 wedging1882 laterization1890 peneplanation1899 overdeepening1901 karsting1921 laterizing1929 panplanation1933 pedimentation1940 pediplanation1942 karstification1958 1901 Science 8 Mar. 396/1 Kilian..dissents from the opinion that the overdeepening of glaciated Alpine valleys and the associated discordant mouthing of the hanging lateral valleys are results of glacial erosion. 1968 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 327/1 Regardless of whether the overdeepening of the river mouth is primarily due to eustatic rise of sea level or tectonic subsidence, it is said to be a drowned valley. 1997 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 24 4/1 How do we reconcile this continuity with repeated coastal glaciations over the last 40 m. y. and demonstrable over-deepening of the continental shelves? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901 |
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