autogenetic drainage
1Autogenetic drainage — (Phys. Geog.) A system of natural drainage developed by the constituent streams through headwater erosion. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
2autogenetic drainage — noun : drainage by streams whose courses have been determined solely by the conditions of the land surface over which they flow compare epigenetic drainage …
3Autogenetic — Au to*ge*net ic, a. (Biol.) 1. Relating to autogenesis; self generated. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phys. Geog.) Pertaining to, controlled by, or designating, a system of self determined drainage. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
4epigenetic drainage — noun : drainage by streams whose courses have been determined by the conditions of an older land surface now eroded compare autogenetic drainage …
