etchplainとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

etchplain (複数形 etchplains)

1. (geology, geomorphology) A plain (area of land, not necessarily flat) where bedrock has been subject to extensive etching or subsurface weathering.
   • 1969, Michael Frederic Thomas, Environment and land use in Africa, page 127:

     Lateritized etchplains are surfaces of low relief underlain by extensive primary laterite deposits.

派生語

• etchplanation

参考

• peneplain, pediplain, paleoplain, paleosurface

アナグラム

• enthalpic