terrane

English

Etymology

Variant form of terrain.

Noun

terrane (plural terranes)

1. (geology) A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 195:

     The mountain belt came together as an accretion of terranes.

See also

• terrain

Anagrams

• Arrente