The Emergence Machine

Cork

physical · materials · Level 8 · E3

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Emergence definition

The lightweight, buoyant material that arises from the interaction between the protective, compacted cells of tree bark and the natural substance of wood, found in the specific type of oak tree, which allows it to provide insulation, protection, and support while also being buoyant and lightweight.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
cork
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0CorkWoodPlantAnimalBarkCellMaterial… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCorkL8BarkL3WoodL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • cork English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Bark L3 (requires)
    Cork is made from tree bark
  • Wood L7 (requires) architecture sense
    Cork comes from a type of oak tree