The Emergence Machine

Promontory

physical · Geography · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

A promontory is a high point of land that juts into a sea or large body of water, a natural formation that contrasts with the surrounding landscape.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
promontory
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0PromontorySeaWater ElementWaterEnvironmentLandSubstanceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPromontoryL6SeaL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sea L5 (requires)
    A high point of land jutting into the sea or a large body of water, similar to a headland or cape.