Downcutting
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Downcutting is a noun meaning (geology) An erosion process that deepens a channel by removing material from a stream's bed or a valley's floor.
Meaning
(geology) An erosion process that deepens a channel by removing material from a stream's bed or a valley's floor.
Word Forms
- downcuttings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include denudation, degredation, undercut, downflex, deflation, denudement.
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