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downcutting

downcutting noun: an erosion process that deepens a channel by removing material from a stream's bed or a valley's floor.

Noun

downcutting (countable and uncountable, plural downcuttings)

  1. An erosion process that deepens a channel by removing material from a stream's bed or a valley's floor.

Forms of downcutting

pluraldowncuttings

Origin of downcutting

From down + cutting.

Questions about downcutting

What does downcutting mean?
Downcutting means an erosion process that deepens a channel by removing material from a stream's bed or a valley's floor.
What part of speech is downcutting?
Downcutting is a noun.
What is the plural of downcutting?
The plural of downcutting is downcuttings.

Words near downcutting in the dictionary

  1. downcurve
  2. downcurved
  3. downcurves
  4. downcut
  5. downcuts
  6. downcutting
  7. downcuttings
  8. downcycle
  9. downcycled
  10. downcycles
  11. downcycling

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