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bedding plane Definition

bedding plane

noun

Geol. the surface separating two successive layers of stratified rock

bedding plane Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • choke: A choked bedding plane leads off from here at -1 m depth and this could possibly be dug.

Adjective modifier

  • low: Back in the main passage, a low gravelly bedding plane, oval in section, leads out of the chamber.
  • wide: To the right of the chamber above a large block leads to a very wide bedding plane which is choked after 40m.
  • impenetrable: The showerbath was scaled only to find that the water issued from an impenetrable bedding plane.

Modifies a noun

  • passage: Follow the bedding plane passage leading off from here, to the right.

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