The Emergence Machine

Crevasse

physical · Geography · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

A crevasse is a deep crack or fissure in ice or rock that emerges from the interaction of stress, tension, or erosion with the physical properties of the surface, where ice's crystalline structure and latent heat of fusion play a crucial role in its formation.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
crevasse
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0CrevasseIceTemperaturePhysicsSurfaceWaterForceFormObjectSubstanceActionExistenceMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCrevasseL6SurfaceL3IceL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Surface L3 (requires)
    A crevasse is a deep crack in ice or rock
  • Ice L5 (requires)
    Polar feature requires ice concept