The Emergence Machine

Cavern

physical · Geography · Level 5 · E0

E0Spacetime

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A large natural underground chamber or cave system, typically formed by dissolution of soluble rock or erosion by water, emerges from the geological processes that shape and transform rock, creating hollow spaces within stone or land.

Compare Cavern with…

Wiktionary senses

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

Loading senses…

Source: Wiktionary — “cavern”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
cavern
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0CavernCaveRockMineralStoneEnvironmentFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCavernL5CaveL4RockL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cave L4 (requires)
    A large natural underground chamber or cave system, typically formed by dissolution of soluble rock or erosion by water.
  • Rock L4 (requires)
    Geological feature requires rock concept