Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

spianare i rilievi

English translation:

to flatten the raised areas

Added to glossary by Lisa Jane
Feb 27, 2017 15:54
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Italian term

spianare i rilievi

Italian to English Social Sciences Geology
This is from an article on the structure of the earth. Specifically, this part deals with orogeny and erosion.

Processo antagonista all’orogenesi è l’erosione che smantella il rilievo terrestre e produce materiale clastico (rocce sedimentarie formate da frammenti di varie dimensioni, derivati dalla erosione di altre rocce e trasportati da fiumi, correnti marine, venti) che colma le depressioni.
L’erosione agisce contemporaneamente all’orogenesi e tende a ***spianare i rilievi*** che progressivamente essa forma.

I'm especially having trouble translating 'rilievi' as it doesn't simply refer to mountains here and 'reliefs' doesn't sound quite right. TIA for any help.
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Mar 6, 2017 19:10: Lisa Jane Created KOG entry

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to flatten the raised areas

and tends to flatten (or flatten out) the raised areas...
Peer comment(s):

agree Cornelius Gillen : to even out the relief
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Thanks!
agree Rosanna Palermo
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Grazie Rosanna!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Lisa!"
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smoothing the rough places

can apply to big things (mountains) and small ridges on a single stone

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Note added at 3 mins (2017-02-27 15:57:36 GMT)
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in your context, "tends to smooth the rough places"
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