peneplain
IPA: pˈɛnʌpɫeɪn
noun
- (geomorphology) A low-relief plain representing the final stage of fluvial erosion during times of extended tectonic stability.
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Examples of "peneplain" in Sentences
- A peneplain can be mistaken for a depositional plain.
- The central area of the park is an undulating peneplain.
- Caille is built on a rocky outcrop in a glacial peneplain.
- A peneplain is the final stage in fluvial or stream erosion.
- The region was by no means a peneplain before its slanting uplift.
- On the pliocene peneplain today's drainage system is firmly established.
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