terrane

 [tuh-reyn, ter-eyn]  

ter·rane

   [tuh-reyn, ter-eyn]
noun Geology.
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
Also, terrain.

Origin:
1815–25; spelling variant of terrain
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Terrane is always a great word to know.
So is permeability. Does it mean:
capability of a porous rock or sediment to permit the flow of fluids through its pore spaces
single bed of sedimentary rock, consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition
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terrane or terrain (ˈtɛreɪn)
 
—n
1.  a series of rock formations, esp one having a prevalent type of rock
2.  an allochthonous, fault-bounded section of the earth's crust
 
[C19: see terrain]
 
terrain or terrain
 
—n
 
[C19: see terrain]

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