pe·ne·plain

also pe·ne·plane (pē′nə-plān′)

A nearly flat land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion.

[pene-, almost (from Latin paene) + plain.]

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peneplain

(ˈpiːnɪˌpleɪn; ˌpiːnɪˈpleɪn) or

peneplane

(Physical Geography) a relatively flat land surface produced by a long period of erosion

[C19: from pene- + plain¹]

ˌpeneplaˈnation n

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pe•ne•plain

or pe•ne•plane

(ˈpi nəˌpleɪn, ˈpɛn ə-)

n.

an area reduced almost to a plain by erosion.

[1889; < Latin paene almost + plain¹]

pe`ne•pla•na′tion (-pləˈneɪ ʃən) n.

peneplain

A nearly flat land surface almost worn down to sea level.

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Noun

peneplain - a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements

peneplane

geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

champaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"

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