- pedimentation
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pedimentation
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pédimentation — [pedimɑ̃tɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1963, in Höfler; angl. pedimentation, de pediment. → Pédiment. ❖ ♦ Évolution du relief par formation de pédiments … Encyclopédie Universelle
pedimentation — ˌpedəmən.ˈtāshən, (ˌ)men noun ( s) : the action or process that produces a geological pediment; also : the formation resulting from such an action or process … Useful english dictionary
continental landform — ▪ geology Introduction any conspicuous topographic feature on the largest land areas of the Earth. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic (volcanism) cones), plateaus, and valleys. (The term landform also can be applied to… … Universalium
planation surface — ▪ geology Introduction any low relief plain cutting across varied rocks and structures. Among the most common landscapes on Earth, planation surfaces include pediments, pediplains, etchplains, and peneplains. There has been much scientific… … Universalium
Interpluvialzeit — Die Interpluvialzeit ist eine Trockenphase (entsprechend den Warmzeiten im Gebirge) im Gebiet der heutigen Tropen und Subtropen, in der die Glacisterrassen, die in der Pluvialzeit (im Zuge der Pedimentation) entstanden sind, linear (fluviatil)… … Deutsch Wikipedia
veld — /velt, felt/, n. the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa. Also, veldt. [1795 1805; < Afrik < D: FIELD] * * * ▪ grasslands, Africa Introduction Afrikaans“field” name given … Universalium
pediplanation — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ)plāˈnāshən noun ( s) Etymology: pediplane + ation : pedimentation on a regional scale … Useful english dictionary
