Planation (Noun)
Meaning
The process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The river's steady flow had smoothed out the terrain through the process of plantation over millions of years.
- Planation resulted in a landscape characterized by rounded hills and a relatively flat topography.
- After prolonged periods of rainfall, planation shaped the rolling hills into flat expanses.
- A recent geological study observed planation's profound effects on coastal formations and seascapes.
- Rocks disintegrate, sand disappears and hard fragments resist destruction due to forces contributing to ongoing planation in Australia.