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bedding plane

noun

, Geology.
  1. 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.

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