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peneplane

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pe·ne·plain also pe·ne·plane  (pn-pln)
n.
A nearly flat land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion.

[pene-, almost (from Latin paene) + plain.]
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Noun1.peneplane - a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movementspeneplane - a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements
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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