karst

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see also: Karst

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Pronunciation

• (British) enPR: käst, IPA: /kɑːst/
• (America) enPR: kärst, IPA: /kɑɹst/

Noun

karst (plural karsts)

1. (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.

Translations

• French: karst
• German: Karst
• Italian: carso
• Portuguese: carso, carste
• Russian: карст
• Spanish: karst, malpaís

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Karst

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɑɹst/

Proper noun

1. A mountainous region in northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia.

Translations

• German: Karst
• Russian: Крас

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