"bedding plane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bedding planes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bedding plane (plural bedding planes)
  1. (geology) The planar surface between adjacent strata Categories (topical): Geology Translations (geology: the planar surface between adjacent strata): plána cisealúcháin [masculine] (Irish), cisealchlár [masculine] (Irish), plano de estratificación [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bedding_plane-en-noun-Q38pX8jg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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