karst
UK/kɑːst/US/kɑɹst/
karst noun: a type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.
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Noun
karst (plural karsts)
- A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.
- In the time available to us on our geomorphological tour we were not able to see the higher and younger karsts of Kweichow and Yunnan and Kunming.1978, M. M. Sweeting, “The Karst of Kweilin, Southern China”, in The Geographical Journal, volume 144, number 2, page 200
- The shells are just 0.04 inch (one millimeter) long and were found on a karst formation where conditions are damp, but the snails that inhabit them have yet to be observed.2009 May 29, “Katherine Harmon”, in Top 10 New Species Discovered in 2008^([ScientificAmerican.com])
Proper noun capitalized: Karst
the Karst
- A mountainous karst plateau in northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia; in full, Karst Plateau.
karst meaning in Tagalog and Vietnamese
karst in Tagalog
- type of land formation
- karst
karst in Vietnamese
- type of land formation
- các-xtơ, các-tơ
Forms of karst
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | karsts |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Kras |
| alternative form | Carso |
Origin of karst
Borrowed from German Karst. The German term and the Slovene placename Kras (the Karst Plateau) are from Proto-Slavic *korsъ, from Italo-Dalmatian carsus (cf. Italian carso), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“hard; rock”). More at Karst. The metathesis in the Slovene term precludes German borrowing from Slovene.
Borrowed from German Karst.
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Questions about karst
- What does karst mean?
- Karst means a type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.
- What is karst in Tagalog?
- Karst in Tagalog is karst. See Karst meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is karst?
- Karst can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce karst?
- Karst is pronounced /kɑːst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of karst?
- The plural of karst is karsts.
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Source and license
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