The Emergence Machine

Cirque

physical · Geography · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

A steep, bowl-shaped depression on a mountainside formed by glacial erosion, often containing a small lake or glacier, where ice is the solidification of water at temperatures below 0°C (32°F), characterized by a crystalline structure, and is shaped by geological processes that act on the surface of the Earth to create a sunken place, and is the process where water, wind, or ice wear down rock material, shaping the Earth's surface over time.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “cirque” 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
cirque
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0CirqueErosionIceDepression GeologyRockTemperatureEarthGenreMineralPhysicsForceFormLandObjectActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCirqueL6Depression GeologyL4ErosionL5IceL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Depression Geology L4 (requires)
    A steep, bowl-shaped depression on a mountainside formed by glacial erosion, often containing a small lake or glacier.
  • Erosion L5 (requires)
    A steep, bowl-shaped depression on a mountainside formed by glacial erosion, often containing a small lake or glacier.
  • Ice L5 (requires)
    Polar feature requires ice concept