peneplain

Noun

A more or less level land surface produced by erosion over a long period, undisturbed by crustal movement.

ریشه

From pene- (almost) + plain, coined by American geologist William Morris Davis in 1899.

مثال

• The region is a peneplain made up of sedimentary rocks.
• Over time, the mountain range eroded into a peneplain.
• The peneplain is characterized by its flat, even surface.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Eroded peneplain Sedimentary peneplain Flat peneplain