单词 | plain-like |
释义 | > as lemmasˈplain-like ˈplain-like adj. ΚΠ 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Math. Geogr. i. 1/2 Deceived by the plain-like appearance of the earth..they conceived it to be an extensive plain meeting the heavens on every side. 1882 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 4 72 The country on leaving the latter river begins gradually to lose its plain-like character, becoming more undulating and rugged. 1930 Geogr. Jrnl. 75 232 The glaciers probably covered the plain-like valleys as well as the big plateaux in the shape of broad sheets of ice. 1982 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 79 4481/1 Walther Penck..and others..have maintained that plain-like erosion surfaces are formed not by downwearing but by backwearing through the retreat of steeper slopes . < as lemmas |
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