Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
Wave-cut platform — Wave cut platform. In this case, alternating hard and soft layers have been folded up vertically and eroded by the tides, resulting in a regular ripple pattern at the surface. A wave cut platform, or shore platform is the narrow flat area often… … Wikipedia
wave-cut platform — ˌwave cut ˈplatform 7 [wave cut platform] noun (technical) an area of land between the ↑cliffs and the sea which is covered by water when the sea is at its highest level … Useful english dictionary
wave-cut platform — or abrasion platform Gently sloping rock ledge that extends from the high tide level at a steep cliff base to below the low tide level. It develops as a result of wave abrasion; beaches protect the shore from abrasion and therefore prevent the… … Universalium
wave-cut platform — at a coast, where wave action erodes into a cliff, causing it to collapse and retreat, a rock platform is left behind between the low and high water marks … Geography glossary
submerged wave-cut platform — A subaqueous, relict erosional landform that originally formed as a wave cut bench and abrasion platform from coastal wave erosion and later submerged by rising sea level or subsiding land surface. Compare: wave built terrace, wave cut… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
wave — waveless, adj. wavelessly, adv. wavingly, adv. wavelike, adj. /wayv/, n., v., waved, waving. n. 1. a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell. 2. any surging or progressing movement … Universalium
Wave — /wayv/, n. a member of the Waves. Also, WAVE. [1942; see WAVES] * * * I In oceanography, a ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water, normally having a forward motion distinct from the motions of the particles that compose it. Ocean waves… … Universalium
platform — platformless, adj. /plat fawrm/, n. 1. a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area. 2. a raised flooring or other horizontal surface, such as, in a hall or meeting place, a stage for… … Universalium
wave-built terrace — A gently sloping coastal feature at the seaward or lakeward edge of a wave cut platform, constructed by sediment brought by rivers or drifted along the shore or across the platform and deposited in the deeper water beyond. Compare:… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
submerged wave-built terrace — A subaqueous, relict depositional landform originally constructed by river or longshore sediment deposits along the outer edge of a wave cut platform and later submerged by rising sea level or subsiding land surface. Compare: wave built… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
