单词 | karstification |
释义 | karstificationn. Geomorphology. Development of karst or karstic features; alteration into karst. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [noun] > erosion of specific features planation1877 lateritization1882 wedging1882 laterization1890 peneplanation1899 overdeepening1901 karsting1921 laterizing1929 panplanation1933 pedimentation1940 pediplanation1942 karstification1958 1958 Geogr. Jrnl. 129 186 ‘Karstification’ of the White Limestones began..after the mid-Miocene movements. 1972 Science 12 May 664/2 The book is a bit thin on chemistry, considering that karstification is mainly a chemical process. Derivatives ˈkarstified adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [adjective] > erosion of specific features overdeepened1900 planated1911 planate1952 karstified1968 1968 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 582/2 For a karst to develop fully or for an area to become karstified, the region must possess the following set of features. ˈkarstify v. (transitive) to subject to karstification. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > erode [verb (transitive)] > erosion of specific features peneplain1896 overdeepen1905 planate1906 lateritize1909 karstify1972 1972 F. Darányi in Herak & Stringfield Karst viii. 283 On the present-day surface of the western half of the Mecsek, the 400 m thick Anisian sequence has been karstified. ˈkarstifying adj. ΚΠ 1972 F. Darányi in Herak & Stringfield Karst viii. 283 Karst surfaces in Hungary occupy an area of some 3,000 km2. The contributions of the various epochs are, however, very different, being dependent on stratigraphic position, thickness, tectonic setting, and karstifying agents. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1958 |
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