altiplane

[al-tuh-pleyn]

noun Geology.

an elevated terrace or plateau sculptured by periglacial geomorphic processes.

Also, altiplano.

Origin:
1915–20; alteration of Altiplano under influence of plane¹

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Altiplane is always a great word to know.

So is porosity. Does it mean:

ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass

outer layer of the earth, about 22 miles deep under the continents and 6 miles deep under the oceans

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