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Definition of Speleology

1. Noun. The scientific study of caves.

Definition of Speleology

1. Noun. The scientific study of caves. ¹

2. Noun. The recreational activity of exploring caves. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Speleology

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Speleology

Literary usage of Speleology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"Science, however, has but little concern with the matters to which other treatises on speleology have given the greatest attention and, therefore, ..."

2. Report of the Sixth International Geographical Congress: Held in London, 1895 (1896)
"speleology. By EA MARTEL, Secretary of the Société de Spéléologie, Paris. EVEN in the earliest antiquity, springs, caves, and underground rivers always ..."

3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1908)
"By Dr. F. Omori. With Map« and Diagrams. Seismology. GZ 13 (1907): 142-153. Sapper. Die geographische Verbreitung der Erdbeben. Von K. Sapper. speleology. ..."

4. Report of the Eighth International Geographic Congress, Held in the United (1905)
"speleology, the science of caves, is, in fact, a subdivision of physical geography, like limnology for lakes, oceanography for seas, hydrology for water. ..."

5. American Men of Science: A Biographical Directory by Jaques Cattell, Jaques Cattell Press (1921)
"speleology; animal behavior; inhibition of development of melanin pigment in animals; effects of selection; comparative physiology and effects of changed ..."

6. Science and Learning in France: With a Survey of Opportunities for American by John Henry Wigmore (1917)
"... tectonic geology, hydrology, and speleology; Montpellier: A. DELAGE. At the University of Algiers, where such unexcelled facilities are offered for the ..."

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