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speleology|spɛliːˈɒlədʒɪ|
Also spelæo-.
[ad. F. spéléologie: see spelæan and -ology.]
The scientific study of caves. Also, the hobby of exploring caves.
α1895E. A. Martel in Rep. 6th Geogr. Congr. (1896) 721 To make of speleology something else than a mere sport. 1899Pop. Sci. Monthly LV. 562 The southern half of Missouri and the Black Hills..offer..regions for the study of caves, or speleology. 1937Caves & Caving I. 7/1 The objectives of the British Speleological Association... 1. The promotion of friendship and the exchange of ideas amongst those who are interested in speleology. 2. The study of the geological, hydrological, archaeological and ‘sporting’ aspects of speleology. 1974Islander (Victoria, B.C.) 8 Dec. 15/4 Press reports..have promoted public interest in the sport and science of speleology.
β1895Knowledge Oct. 223/2 ‘Spelæology, the Science of Caverns,’ was the title of a paper by Mons. E. A. Martel. 1896Geogr. Jrnl. VII. 221 An account of the position of Spelæology, the science of caverns, in geography.
So speleoˈlogical a., of or pertaining to speleology; speleˈologist, a student of, or authority on, cave-research; also, an explorer of caves.
1895Knowledge Oct. 223/2 It was shown that *spelæological investigation would be of value to many branches of natural science. 1900Geogr. Jrnl. XV. 78 The progress of speleological exploration in Yorkshire.
1895Martel in Rep. 6th Geogr. Congr. (1896) 722, I hope..that the English *speleologists may be..incited to renewed investigations. 1895Knowledge Oct. 223/2 Much remains to be done by British spelæologists. 1955Times 20 Aug. 5/3 A team of Spanish speleologists from Pamplona..have completed a 10-day exploration of the Larra region of the Pyrenees. 1971Daily Tel. 1 May 11/4 Speleologists (or cavemen) should explore the Dove's Nest in Borrowdale. |