downlap

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noun

A rock formation at the bottom of a sediment sequence where the younger layers have a steeper slope than the underlying surface.

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Meanings

noundownlap (plural downlaps)

plural downlaps

  1. geographyA rock formation at the bottom of a sediment sequence where the younger layers have a steeper slope than the underlying surface.
verbdownlap (third-person singular simple present downlaps, present participle downlapping, simple past and past participle downlapped)

present singular third person downlaps · participle present downlapping · participle past downlapped · past downlapped

  1. geographyTo form a downlap.

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APA

downlap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downlap

MLA

“downlap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downlap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downlap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downlap.

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