The Emergence Machine

Flood (Meteorology sense)

physical · Meteorology · Level 2 · E0

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Emergence definition

Flood met is an overflow of water onto normally dry land resulting from excessive precipitation, snowmelt, or storm surge, which is fundamentally a manifestation of motion driven by atmospheric energy and weather patterns.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
flood
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0WeatherTemperatureAirPhysicsFlood MetForceSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesFlood MetL2MotionL1WeatherL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    flood met requires understanding motion as a foundational concept
  • Weather L5 (requires) mutual
    flood-met is a weather or meteorological phenomenon.