Ponor
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ponor is a noun meaning (geology) A natural surface opening associated with karst.
Meaning
(geology) A natural surface opening associated with karst.
Example Sentences
Ponors are one of the symbol features of karst regions, and crucial features from a hydrogeological and geotechnical point of view.
As long as the total capacity q of the spring is smaller than the total capacity q₂ of the ponor, no flooding of the polje will occur.
The only permanent sea ponor in the world is the sea mill of Argostoli, located on Kefalonia Island in the Ionian Sea (Greece) (Glanz, 1965).
The characteristic features of the ponors of glaciokarst mainly manifest in the fact that they were mostly formed in karstic depressions or in glacial erosional depressions.
Word Forms
- ponors
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include footcave, karst, cave, nook, pongo, cove.
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