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etchplanation

etchplanation noun: the process of subsurface weathering or etching which creates etchplains.

Noun

etchplanation (uncountable)

  1. The process of subsurface weathering or etching which creates etchplains.
    • Deep weathering and etchplanation can occur in the humid sub-tropics (Tricart, 1972) and a humid sub-tropical Britain in Tertiary times is possible.1985, Richard Hugh Johnson, The Geomorphology of North-west England, page 52

Origin of etchplanation

From etch + planation.

Questions about etchplanation

What does etchplanation mean?
Etchplanation means the process of subsurface weathering or etching which creates etchplains.
What part of speech is etchplanation?
Etchplanation is a noun.

Words near etchplanation in the dictionary

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

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