terracette

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Etymology

From terrace +‎ -ette.

Noun

terracette (plural terracettes)

  1. (geomorphology) A type of landform, a ridge on a hillside formed when saturated soil particles expand, then contract as they dry, causing them to move slowly downhill.

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