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 — ped·i·men·ta·tion …   English syllables

• 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