…It is translated as “cave exploration” and means various activities such as cave exploration and academic research, but originally it was used as a word to describe a mining method. The synonyms spelunking and potholing are also rarely used. Recently, caving has become more of a sport with the emphasis on exploration, and academic research has been left to “speleology.” … *Some of the terminology that mentions "spelunking" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…洞窟探検と訳され,洞窟の探検や学術調査などの諸行動を意味するが,元来は鉱山の採掘法を表すことばとして用いられていた。同義語としてspelunkingやpotholingもまれに使われている。最近,ケービングは探検の比重が増してスポーツ化し,学術調査は〈洞窟学speleology〉にゆだねられている。… ※「spelunking」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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