peneplain in English
noun
1
a more or less level land surface produced by erosion over a long period, undisturbed by crustal movement.
Here the sequence of processes and landforms which exists between the tectonic uplift of an area and its reduction to a peneplain or erosion surface close to base level is believed to have occurred many times in certain regions.
noun
peneplane
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1. To the southeast, the transition to the Congo basin takes place on a gently sloping peneplain.