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bedding plane
noun
, Geology.
- the surface that separates one stratum, layer, or bed of stratified rock from another.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bedding plane1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
A bedding-plane is one which separates two beds, and its existence is determined during the deposition of the beds.
From Project Gutenberg
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