The Emergence Machine

Sinkhole

physical · Geography · Level 5 · E3

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Emergence definition

A sinkhole emerges as a depression in the land surface caused by the collapse of underlying rock, which is a naturally occurring solid with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
sinkhole
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0SinkholeDepression GeologyRockMineralSurfaceFormLandObjectStructureExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesKarstL11SinkholeL5Depression GeologyL4RockL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Depression Geology L4 (requires)
    A depression in the land surface caused by the collapse of underlying limestone or the subsidence of soil.
  • Rock L4 (requires)
    Geological feature requires rock concept

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