Moderator: Moderators
Tlaloc wrote:"A cavern is a karst cave." - Karst by J.N. Jennings
No, a cavern is NOT a large room in a cave.
Leitmotiv wrote:...While a cavern may be a solution cave, it clearly applies to much more than that in common language...
Leitmotiv wrote:What literature exists for the definition of a cavern? My understanding is that it is pretty broad and generic, often referring to a cave itself, or a large room in a cave, though Wikipedia suggests it is a specific type of cave - a solution cave. This seems to be in error and I aim to fix it, unless I am wrong. Any help?
Squirrel Girl wrote:Leitmotiv wrote: As a cave diver, "cavern" has a very specific definition as being within the daylight zone of an underwater cave.
Leitmotiv wrote:The only ignorance here it seems is that cavers aren't realizing that cavern has multiple definitions. Language is defined by usage, not by strict rules of the minority. Oxford Dictionary seems to agree with me.
Leitmotiv wrote:...What I'd like to see with the term on Wikipedia is have a small paragraph defining the different uses of the term cavern...
Return to Caving General Discussion and Questions Forum
Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot]