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单词 pediplain
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Definition of pediplain in English:

pediplain

noun ˈpɛdɪpleɪnˈpedəˌplān
Geology

  • An extensive plain formed in a desert by the coalescence of neighbouring pediments.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Individual pediments can coalesce to form extensive surfaces called pediplains, commonly several thousand square kilometres in extent.
    Synonyms
    grassland, flatland, lowland, pasture, meadowland, open country, prairie, savannah, steppe

Origin

1930s: from pediment + plain1.

 
 

Definition of pediplain in US English:

pediplain

nounˈpedəˌplān
Geology

  • An extensive plain formed in a desert by the coalescence of neighboring pediments.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Individual pediments can coalesce to form extensive surfaces called pediplains, commonly several thousand square kilometres in extent.
    Synonyms
    grassland, flatland, lowland, pasture, meadowland, open country, prairie, savannah, steppe

Origin

1930s: from pediment + plain.

 
 
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