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peneplain

or ·Ա·Ա

[ pee-nuh-pleyn, pee-nuh-pleyn ]

noun

Geology.
  1. an area reduced almost to a plain by erosion.


peneplain

/ ˈpiːnɪˌpleɪn; ˌpiːnɪˈpleɪn /

noun

  1. a relatively flat land surface produced by a long period of erosion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԱˈԲپDz, noun
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  • ·Ա··Բ·پDz [pee-n, uh, -pl, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of peneplain1

First recorded in 1885–90; pene- + plain 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of peneplain1

C19: from pene- + plain 1
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Example Sentences

This cycle had not been completed, that is, the work of base-leveling had not been altogether accomplished, when the peneplain was elevated, and the cycle, though still incomplete, brought to a close.

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The suggestion has been offered that the northern portion of the Coast Range is a dissected peneplain.

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On the other hand, the northwest-southeast drainage lines across the strike of formations, coincide with the slope toward the sea of the uplifted peneplain whose dissected surface is represented by the crests of the uplands.

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This surface, or “peneplain,” was probably the result of denudation working away the beds almost to sea-level.

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The final result is the reduction of the land surface to an approximate plain, called a peneplain, somewhere near sea level.

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