Stream terrace — Stream terraces are relict features, such as floodplains, from periods when a stream was flowing at a higher elevation and has downcut to a lower elevation. Stream terraces often appear as plateaus on existing valley walls and indicate earlier… … Wikipedia
stream terrace — noun : one of a series of terraces cut usually out of solid rock by successive changes in the regimen of a stream from alluviation to downcutting called also river terrace; compare alluvial terrace … Useful english dictionary
Terrace — A terrace may refer to:*Terrace (agriculture), a leveled surface *Terrace (building), a raised flat platform *Terrace deposit, geological term for a flat platform of land *Terrace (gardening), an element where a raised flat paved or gravelled… … Wikipedia
terrace remnant — A stream terrace eroded and dissected to such an extent that it occurs as a scattered and isolated geomorphic surface generally on interfluve noses above a younger, more continuous stream terrace. A continuous tread surface no longer exists,… … 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
Terrace deposit — A terrace deposit is geological term for a flat platform of land created alongside of a river or sea, where, at some time in the past, the river has cut itself a deeper channel. The former floodplain of the river is therefore at a higher point… … Wikipedia
strath terrace — A type of stream terrace, formed as an erosional surface cut on bedrock and thinly mantled (e.g., < 3 m) with stream deposits (alluvium), commonly with a gravel lag deposit immediately above the bedrock. SW & GG … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
fluviomarine terrace — A constructional coastal strip, sloping gently seaward and/or down valley, veneered or completely composed of fluviomarine deposits (typically silt, sand, fine gravel). Compare: terrace, stream terrace, marine terrace. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
alluvial terrace — (not preferred) refer to stream terrace … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
river terrace — noun : stream terrace … Useful english dictionary
