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etchplain

etchplain noun: a plain (area of land, not necessarily flat) where bedrock has been subject to extensive etching or subsurface weathering.

Noun

etchplain (plural etchplains)

  1. A plain (area of land, not necessarily flat) where bedrock has been subject to extensive etching or subsurface weathering.
    • Lateritized etchplains are surfaces of low relief underlain by extensive primary laterite deposits.1969, Michael Frederic Thomas, Environment and land use in Africa, page 127

Forms of etchplain

pluraletchplains

Origin of etchplain

From etch + plain.

Words formed from etchplain

Questions about etchplain

What does etchplain mean?
Etchplain means a plain (area of land, not necessarily flat) where bedrock has been subject to extensive etching or subsurface weathering.
What part of speech is etchplain?
Etchplain is a noun.
What is the plural of etchplain?
The plural of etchplain is etchplains.

Words near etchplain in the dictionary

  1. etching scribes
  2. Etchingham
  3. etchings
  4. Etchison
  5. Etchisons
  6. etchplain
  7. etchplains
  8. etchplanation
  9. etcon
  10. ETCS
  11. ETD

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