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etchplains

etchplains is the plural of etchplain.

Meaning of etchplain

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

Questions about etchplains

What is etchplains the plural of?
Etchplains is the plural of etchplain.

Words near etchplains in the dictionary

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

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