Thus, accordant drainage is drainage which has evolved in conformity with the underlying geological structure, so domes show a radial pattern , and trellised patterns develop on gently dipping scarplands, for example. This means that tributaries are graded to the level of the junction.
Accordant summits are hill or mountain tops of approximately the same elevation.
The presence of accordant summits has been seen as confirmation of the theory of the cycle of erosion . A Dictionary of Geography 2. Playfair's law A Dictionary of Geography 4. All rights reserved.