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karst
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Karst. The German term and the Slovene placename Kras (the Karst Plateau) have a common origin in Italo-Dalmatian carsus (cf. Italian carso); the metathesis in the Slovene term precludes German borrowing from Slovene.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: käst, IPA(key): /k??st/
- (US) enPR: kärst, IPA(key): /k??st/
- Rhymes: -??(r)st
- Homophones: cast, caste (in non-rhotic accents)
Noun
karst (plural karsts)
- (geology) A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.
- 1978, M. M. Sweeting, “The Karst of Kweilin, Southern China,” The Geographical Journal, vol. 144, no. 2, p. 200:
- 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.
- 2009, Katherine Harmon, “Top 10 New Species Discovered in 2008,” ScientificAmerican.com, May 29, 2009:
- 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.
- 1978, M. M. Sweeting, “The Karst of Kweilin, Southern China,” The Geographical Journal, vol. 144, no. 2, p. 200:
Derived terms
- karstology
- thermokarst
- glaciokarst
- paleokarst
Translations
Further reading
- karst on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Stark, Trask, karts, skart, stark
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Karst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?rst/
- Hyphenation: karst
- Rhymes: -?rst
Noun
karst m (plural karsten)
- (geology) karst (terrain with caves formed by limestone dissolution by underground drainage)
Derived terms
- karstbron
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka?st/
Noun
karst m (plural karsts)
- (geology) karst
Further reading
- “karst” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?ar?st/
- Rhymes: -ar?st
Noun
karst n (genitive singular karsts, no plural)
- (geology) karst
Declension
Spanish
Alternative forms
- carst
Etymology
From German der Karst, name of a limestone region in Slovenia.
Noun
karst m (plural karstes)
- (geology) karst
- Synonym: malpaís
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karts
English
Noun
karts
- plural of kart
Anagrams
- Karst, Stark, Trask, karst, skart, stark
Dutch
Noun
karts
- plural of kart
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