Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
wave-built terrace — noun : a terrace built up of loosened material at the edge of a wave cut terrace … Useful english dictionary
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
wave-cut terrace — (not recommended) use wave built terrace … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
beach terrace — a) A landform that consists of a wave cut scarp and wave built terrace of well sorted sand and gravel of marine and lacustrine origin. b) (colloquial: western USA) relict shorelines from pluvial lakes, generally restricted to valley sides … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
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
marine terrace — A constructional coastal strip, sloping gently seaward, veneered by marine deposits (typically silt, sand, fine gravel). Compare: terrace, wave built terrace. GG … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
terrace — [ geomorphology ] A step like surface, bordering a valley floor or shoreline, that represents the former position of a flood plain, or lake or sea shore. The term is usually applied to both the relatively flat summit surface (tread), cut or … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
marine terrace — noun : a terrace formed along a seashore by the merging of wave cut and wave built terraces … Useful english dictionary
Marine terrace — A marine terrace, coastal terrace[1], raised beach or perched coastline is a relatively flat, horizontal or gently inclined surface of marine origin[2], mostly an old abrasion platform which has been lifted out of the sphere of wave activity… … Wikipedia
shore terrace — noun : a coastal terrace that is cut in rock or built up of gravel or sand * * * a terrace or bench produced by wave erosion and biochemical attack along the shore of an ocean or a large lake. [1930 35] … Useful english dictionary
