karstology

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noun

A field within geomorphology, specializing in the study of karst formations.

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Meanings

nounkarstology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA field within geomorphology, specializing in the study of karst formations.

    The symposium on physical speleology had six sessions, at which 33 papers were presented, on the origin and morphology of caves, economic speleology, cave sediments, climatology of caves, caves around the Mediterranean, regional karstology, general karstology . . .

    1962, Rane L. Curl, "Speleology," Science, New Series, vol. 137, no. 3526, p. 285

Origin

From karst + -ology.

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Translations

French karstologie
  • karstologiefield within geomorphology
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APA

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Chicago

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