Peneplanation, especially in a region of much disturbed hard rocks, is judged to demand very prolonged work of erosive processes during time when the land surface was neither raised nor lowered appreciably by earth deformation (Raymond Cecil Moore).
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pla|ca|tion — «play KAY shuhn», noun. the act of placating; appeasing; pacifying. SYNONYM(S): conciliation, propitiation … Useful english dictionary
pla|na|tion — «play NAY shuhn», noun. Geology. the process of erosion and deposition by which a stream produces a nearly level land surface. ╂[< Latin plānum plane1 + English ation] … Useful english dictionary
com|pla|na|tion — «KOM pluh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. a making plane or level; flattening out. 2. Mathematics. the reduction of a curved surface to an equivalent plane area … Useful english dictionary
ex|pla|na|tion — «EHKS pluh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of explaining; clearing up a difficulty or mistake: »He did not understand the teacher s explanation of long division. SYNONYM(S): elucidation, exposition, definition. 2. something that explains … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
con|tem|pla|tion — «KON tuhm PLAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of looking at or thinking about something for a long time: »From contemplation one can become wise (A. Edward Newton). 2. deep thought; meditation: »He was sunk in contemplation and did not hear the… … Useful english dictionary
du|pla|tion — «doo PLAY shuhn, dyoo », noun. multiplication by doubling. ╂[< Latin duplātiō, ōnis < duplāre to double] … Useful english dictionary
self-con|tem|pla|tion — «SEHLF KON tuhm PLAY shuhn», noun. contemplation of oneself or of one s own conduct, motives, and the like … Useful english dictionary
con·tem·pla·tion — /ˌkɑːntəmˈpleıʃən/ noun [noncount] 1 : the act of thinking deeply about something He made his decision after many hours of contemplation. [=thought, consideration] contemplation of the meaning of life 2 : the act of looking carefully at something … Useful english dictionary
placate — pla•cate [[t]ˈpleɪ keɪt, ˈplæk eɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions • Etymology: 1670–80; < L plācātus, ptp. of plācāre to quiet, calm, appease, akin to placēre to please; see ate I pla′cat•er, n.… … From formal English to slang
