The Emergence Machine

Black Smoker

abstract · Marine Science · Level 6 · E3

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Emergence definition

A hydrothermal vent on the ocean floor characterized by a chimney-like structure emitting dark, superheated, mineral-rich water, which emerges from the understanding of hydrothermal vent as a fissure on the ocean floor that emits superheated, mineral-rich water, and ocean as a vast body of liquid that emerges from the combination of liquid, action, water, and process.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “black smoker” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
black smoker
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Black SmokerGeologyHydrothermal VentFloorOceanRockMineralSurfaceSystemWaterFormLandLiquidObjectActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Ocean L4 (requires)
    Black smokers are found on the ocean floor.
  • Hydrothermal Vent L5 (requires)
    A hydrothermal vent on the ocean floor characterized by a chimney-like structure emitting dark, superheated, mineral-rich water.