| 单词 |
pediocratic |
| 释义 |
pediocratic, a. Geol.|pɛdɪəʊˈkrætɪk| [f. Gr. πεδίον a plain + κράτ-ος strength + -ic.] Characterized by an overall lessening of relief as a result of erosion predominating over crustal upheaval.
1924W. Ramsay in Geol. Mag. LXI. 155 During anorogenic periods, again, the continents become more or less peneplained. I call such a condition pediocratic. 1929L. J. Wills Physiogr. Evol. Britain ii. 7 Even in the pediocratic periods, the non-spectacular phenomena of erosion and deposition, and the ordered changes in the life of the world, given the requisite length of time, produce equally profound modifications in its physiography. 1961[see orocratic a.]. |

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