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pedimentation
pedimentation Geomorphol. (pɛdɪmɛnˈteɪʃən) [f. pediment1 + -ation.] The formation of a pediment.1948 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. LIX. 372 Down the slope from the knickpoint pedimentation rapidly reaches stability. 1962 L. C. King Morphol. Earth v. 146 Together, scarp retreat (by gully-head erosion and ma... Oxford English Dictionary
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Pediment (geology)
Later researchers looked to a combination of these mechanisms to explain pedimentation. Localized flooding on terrain with high infiltration rates also promotes pedimentation. These conditions all reduce incision rates. wikipedia.org
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pediplain
pediplain Geomorphol. (ˈpɛdɪpleɪn) [f. pediment1 + plain n.1] An extensive plain formed in a desert by the coalescence of neighbouring pediments (believed to represent a late stage in the cycle of erosion in arid and semi-arid climates). Cf. pediplane.1935 Maxson & Anderson in Jrnl. Geol. XLIII. 94 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Puye Formation
Deposition ceased with reduction in Tschicoma volcanism and basinwide pedimentation due to downcutting of the Rio Grande. wikipedia.org
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knickpoint
knickpoint Geomorphol. (ˈnɪkpɔɪnt) Also nickpoint and as two words. [Partial tr. G. knickpunkt, f. knick (see knick n.2) + punkt point.] A break of slope in a river profile, esp. one where a new curve of erosion arising from rejuvenation intersects an earlier curve.1924 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. XXXV. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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