peneplain
/ˈpiːnɪpleɪn/
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A giant tortoise with a flat, smooth shell is slowly flattening a mountain range, its shell scraping away peaks to create a vast, level plain, surreal, cinematic-lighting, detailed.
A giant tortoise slowly flattening a mountain range with its shell represents the gradual erosion process that creates a peneplain over long periods of tectonic stability. The surreal style makes the unusual scene more memorable.
- noun — peneplains
- A low-relief plain representing the final stage of fluvial erosion during times of extended tectonic stability.
- A low-relief plain representing the final stage of fluvial erosion during times of extended tectonic stability.
Derived from plain