terrains
- 1Plural of terrain.
The expedition mapped several distinct terrains, from marshland to bare rock.
Mountain bikes are built to absorb shocks across uneven terrains.
Note
A plural that mostly appears when terrain is being counted. In everyday use the singular works as a mass noun (rough terrain, difficult terrain). The plural steps in when contrasting kinds are lined up side by side, such as marsh, scree and forest as separate terrains. Geologists count the same way, treating each distinct rock formation as a terrain of its own. The ending is simply the regular -s.
terrains is a form of terrain
terrain, noun: A stretch of land, or the physical features that give a particular area its character. Full entry
- Forms
- terrainterrains plural
- Spelling
- terrain → terrains: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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