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etchplanation

noun

Etymology

From etch + planation.

  1. derived from πλάτανος
  2. derived from platanus
  3. derived from plane
  4. inherited from plane
  5. suffixed as planation — “plane + ation”
  6. compounded as etchplanation — “etch + planation”

Definitions

  1. The process of subsurface weathering or etching which creates etchplains.

    • Deep weathering and etchplanation can occur in the humid sub-tropics (Tricart, 1972) and a humid sub-tropical Britain in Tertiary times is possible.

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