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1. the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced (noun.process)

hypernym	:	eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away,
definition	:	(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) (noun.process)

derivation	:	plane,
definition	:	make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane (verb.contact)

derivation	:	plane,
definition	:	make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane (verb.contact)