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English

noun
Definitions
  • (geology) The formation of a flat surface by erosion and deposition.
  • (biology) The morphological transformation of a three-dimensional structure into a two-dimensional one through development or evolution.

Etymology

Suffix from English plane.

Origin

English

plane

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