etchplain
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Etymology edit
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etchplain (plural etchplains)
- (geology, geomorphology) A plain (area of land, not necessarily flat) where bedrock has been subject to extensive etching or subsurface weathering.
- 1969, Michael Frederic Thomas, Environment and land use in Africa, page 127:
- Lateritized etchplains are surfaces of low relief underlain by extensive primary laterite deposits.