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  2. Underground lake - Wikipedia

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    Underground lake within Cross Cave in Slovenia, one of 22 such lakes. An underground lake (also known as a subterranean lake) is a lake underneath the surface of the Earth. . Most naturally occurring underground lakes are found in areas of karst topography, [1] [2] where limestone or other soluble rock has been weathered away, leaving a cave where water can flow and accumu

  3. Hypernymy and hyponymy - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, semantics, general semantics, and ontologies, hyponymy (from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó) 'under' and ὄνυμα (ónuma) 'name') shows the relationship between a generic term (hypernym) and a specific instance of it (hyponym). A hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic field is more specific than its hypernym.

  4. Glossary of underwater diving terminology - Wikipedia

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    Underwater diving is practiced as part of an occupation, or for recreation, where the practitioner submerges below the surface of the water or other liquid for a period which may range between seconds to the order of a day at a time, either exposed to the ambient pressure or isolated by a pressure resistant suit, to interact with the underwater ...

  5. Glossary of coal mining terminology - Wikipedia

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    A level driven from the surface. Deep. Workings and roadways at a level below the pit bottom. Deputy. A "deputy overman", deputy, fireman (North Wales and parts of Lancashire) or examiner (South Wales) was an underground official who had supervision of a district and the men working in it. [16]

  6. Glossary of geology - Wikipedia

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    The lowering of a fluvial surface, such as a stream bed or floodplain, through erosional processes. dendrite A crystal that develops with a typical multi-branching tree-like form. Denudation The lowering of the earth's surface through chemical and physical weathering. deposition The geological process by which material is added to a landform or ...

  7. Subterranean river - Wikipedia

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    A subterranean river (also known as an underground river) is a river or watercourse that runs wholly or partly beneath the ground, one where the riverbed does not represent the surface of the Earth. It is distinct from an aquifer , which may flow like a river but is contained within a permeable layer of rock or other unconsolidated materials.

  8. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    A word identifying a person or a group of people in relation to a particular place, usually derived from the name of the place (which may be any kind of place, formal or informal, of any size or scale, from a town or city to a region, province, country, or continent) and used to describe all residents or natives of that place, regardless of any ...

  9. Underwater environment - Wikipedia

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    The atmospheric pressure at the surface is 14.7 pounds per square inch or around 100 kPa. A comparable hydrostatic pressure occurs at a depth of only 10 metres (33 ft) (9.8 metres (32 ft) for sea water). Thus, at about 10 m below the surface, the water exerts twice the pressure (2 atmospheres or 200 kPa) as air at surface level.