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Verebungsfläche

English translation: peneplain/erosion surface

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German term or phrase:Verebungsfläche
English translation:peneplain/erosion surface
Entered by: David Williams

10:20 Jul 23, 2015
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
German term or phrase: Verebungsfläche
Context:

"unterteilt in staffelartige Gleitschollen mit Abrisskanten, Steilstufen und Verebungsfläche"

In a geological report. I'm also not too sure about staffelartige Gleitschollen.

* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Geological report
* Target audience: Geologists
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): British English
David Williams
Germany
Local time: 09:20
peneplain
Explanation:
missing N, Verebnungsfläche

A corrosion surface.

Verebnungsfläche, durch planierende Abtragung entstandene Ebene, welche den geologischen Untergrund ungeachtet seiner strukturellen Gegebenheiten (z.B. Falten, schräggestellte Schichten, Verwerfungen) schneidet. Kappungsfläche, Rumpffläche.

http://www.spektrum.de/lexikon/geographie/verebnungsflaeche/...

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumpffläche

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peneplain
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 09:20
Grading comment
Many thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2peneplain
Cilian O'Tuama
3erosion surface
Andrea Garfield-Barkworth


Discussion entries: 1





  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Verebnungsfläche
peneplain


Explanation:
missing N, Verebnungsfläche

A corrosion surface.

Verebnungsfläche, durch planierende Abtragung entstandene Ebene, welche den geologischen Untergrund ungeachtet seiner strukturellen Gegebenheiten (z.B. Falten, schräggestellte Schichten, Verwerfungen) schneidet. Kappungsfläche, Rumpffläche.

http://www.spektrum.de/lexikon/geographie/verebnungsflaeche/...

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumpffläche

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peneplain


Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 09:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Many thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Do you mean erosion rather than corrosion?
2 hrs
  -> Oops, indeed. M.-W Collegiate says: a land surface of considerable area and slight relief shaped by erosion
agree  Coqueiro: auch Fastebene
8 hrs
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
erosion surface


Explanation:
An eroded land surface, especially one that is nearly flat and featureless.

Example sentence(s):
  • "They vary with the climatic conditions which obtain on the erosion surface" from The Economic Aspect of Geology

    Reference: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27842?msg=welcome_stranger
Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
Germany
Local time: 09:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Many thanks!

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