planation

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The formation of a flat surface by erosion and deposition
2. noun The morphological transformation of a three-dimensional structure into a two-dimensional one through development or evolution

Similar words

etchplanation etchplain platform clinoform scarping sheet erosion flatting abrasion platform terracing abrasion

Often followed by

of surfaces surface is and for in by was

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