terracette
terracette · terracettes
A type of landform, a ridge on a hillside formed when saturated soil particles expand,…A type of landform, a ridge on a hillside formed when saturated soil particles expand, then contract as they dry, causing them to move slowly downhill.
Meaning
1 sensesA type of landform, a ridge on a hillside formed when saturated soil particles expand, then contract as they dry, causing them to move slowly downhill.
Origin
From terrace + -ette.From terrace + -ette.
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Forms
plural: terracettes| Singular | terracette |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelateddownhill creep