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etchplain

noun

A plain (area of land, not necessarily flat) where bedrock has been subject to extensive etching or subsurface weathering.

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nounetchplain (plural etchplains)

plural etchplains

geographyA plain (area of land, not necessarily flat) where bedrock has been subject to extensive etching or subsurface weathering.
Lateritized etchplains are surfaces of low relief underlain by extensive primary laterite deposits.
1969, Michael Frederic Thomas, Environment and land use in Africa, page 127

Origin

From etch + plain.

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APA

etchplain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etchplain

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“etchplain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etchplain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “etchplain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etchplain.

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