The Emergence Machine

Inlet

physical · Geography · Level 16 · E3

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Emergence definition

An inlet is a natural feature that emerges from the intersection of the earth's physical properties and the coast, a boundary between land and water, where the land meets the sea, creating a narrow body of water that extends into the land.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
inlet
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL16L15L14L13L3L2L1L0InletCoastOil NaturalOilCellEarthPhysics… intermediate l…EnvironmentForceFormKinetic EnergyActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesCoveL17PipeL17InletL16EarthL3CoastL15E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Earth L3 (requires)
    Landform requires earth concept
  • Coast L15 (requires)
    Inlet requires understanding of coast as a foundational concept.

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