alveolization

alveolization
   (From the Latin word ‘alveolatus,’ meaning hollowed out.) Pitting of a rock surface produced by wind loaded with sand, by water charged with carbonic acid, or by plant roots [10]. See also alveolar.
   Synonyms: (French.) alvéolisation; (German.) Aeolisation ? Wabenverwitterung; (Greek.) kypselothis epiphania; (Italian.) alveolizzazione; (Spanish.) alveolizacion; (Turkish.) çukurlaÕma; (Yugoslavian.) alveolizacija.

A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. . 2002.

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  • alveolar —    1. Consisting of a honeycomb shape [16].    2. A specific erosional pattern resulting in a cellular structure [16].    See also alveolization …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

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