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Meaning of cryoplanation in English:

cryoplanation

noun

Geology

  • The levelling and lowering of the land surface as a result of the disintegration of rock and soil by frost and ice and the removal of material loosened by such action.

Origin

1940s.

Pronunciation

cryoplanation

/ˌkrʌɪə(ʊ)pləˈneɪʃn/ /ˌkrʌɪə(ʊ)pleɪˈneɪʃn/