ponor

English

Noun

ponor (plural ponors)

1. (geology) A natural surface opening associated with karst.
   • 1981, Petar T. Milanović, Karst hydrogeology, page 168:

     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.

   • 2004, John Gunn, Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science, page 1283:

     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).

   • 2004, Petar Milanovic, Water Resources Engineering in Karst, page 22:

     Ponors are one of the symbol features of karst regions, and crucial features from a hydrogeological and geotechnical point of view.

   • 2018, Márton Veress, Glaciokarsts, page 203:

     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.

Further reading

• ponor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• porno, porno-

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈponor]

Noun

1. The depth between the water line and the bottom of a vessel's hull, the draught.

Derived terms

• čára ponoru

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) pōnor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of pōnō

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.nɔr/

Noun

1. (obsolete) worm

Declension

Declension of ponor

	singular	plural
nominative	ponor	ponory
genitive	ponora	ponorów
dative	ponorowi	ponorom
accusative	ponora	ponory
instrumental	ponorem	ponorami
locative	ponorze	ponorach
vocative	ponorze	ponory

Synonyms

• czerw, robak

Noun

ponor m inan

1. (geology) ponor

Declension

Declension of ponor

	singular	plural
nominative	ponor	ponory
genitive	ponoru	ponorów
dative	ponorowi	ponorom
accusative	ponor	ponory
instrumental	ponorem	ponorami
locative	ponorze	ponorach
vocative	ponorze	ponory

Synonyms

• wchłon

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǒnor/
• Hyphenation: po‧nor

Noun

pònor m (Cyrillic spelling по̀нор)

1. abyss

Declension

Declension of ponor

	singular	plural
nominative	ponor	ponori
genitive	ponora	ponora
dative	ponoru	ponorima
accusative	ponor	ponore
vocative	ponoru / ponore	ponori
locative	ponoru	ponorima
instrumental	ponorom	ponorima