CAVERNOUS ROCK

cavernous rock: translation

   Any rock that has many cavities, cells, or large interstices (e.g., a cliff face pitted with shallow holes resulting from cavernous weathering). cavernous weathering. Chemical and mechanical weathering on a cliff face, in which grains and flakes of rock are loosened so as to enlarge hollows and recesses.

• кавернозная горная порода

• ячеистая порода