Associations to the word «Peneplain»

Wiktionary

PENEPLAIN, noun. (geomorphology) A low-relief plain representing the final stage of fluvial erosion during times of extended tectonic stability.

Dictionary definition

PENEPLAIN, noun. A more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements.

Wise words

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