SCIENCE|natural and applied sciences|earth sciences
- doilíne Tagairt Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- slogaide Tagairt Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
- ga
- doline | sink-hole | sink
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- Sainmhíniú steep-sided, enclosed circular depression or basin in a karstic limestone region, normally located at a site of increased joint density, which focuses drainage passing vertically through the rock, especially one that is relatively extensive (i.e. whose size is measured in metres or tens of metres) and funnel-shaped Tagairt "COM-EN, based on:- Bates-Jackson, Glossary of Geology, 1987, American Geological Institute- 'dolina, doline' Oxford English Dictionary online, Oxford University Press (OUP), http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50068392?single=1&query_type=word&queryword=doline&first=1&max_to_show=10 (29.10.2009)- ""doline"" Dictionary of Earth Sciences. Michael Allaby. Oxford University Press (OUP). Oxford Reference Online OUP. DGT, http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t13.e2444 (18.11.2009)"
- Nóta "It enlarges by solution (carbonation) and by collapse, thus allowing so-called solution dolines [ IATE:1170474 ] to be distinguished from collapse dolines [ IATE:1170473 ]. A shaft may lead from its floor to a cave system."