crevice

crevice
мелкая расщелина в плотике россыпи
открытая трещина в породе
трещина в породе, содержащая жилу
трещина, содержащая жилу

English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.

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  • Crevice — Crev ice (kr?v ?s), n. [OE. crevace, crevice. F. crevasse, fr. crever to break, burst, fr. L. crepare to crack,break. Cf. {Craven}, {Crepitate}, {Crevasse}.] A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crevice — Crev ice, v. t. To crack; to flaw. [R.] Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crevice — index rift (gap), split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • crevice — mid 14c., from O.Fr. crevace (12c., Mod.Fr. crevasse) gap, rift, crack (also, vulgarly, the female pudenda ), from V.L. *crepacia, from L. crepare to crack, creak; meaning shifted from the sound of breaking to the resulting fissure …   Etymology dictionary

  • crevice — *crack, cleft, fissure, crevasse, cranny, chink Analogous words: *breach, split, rift, rent: *break, gap …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • crevice — / crevasse [n] crack, gap abyss, chasm, chink, cleft, crack, cranny, cut, division, fissure, fracture, hole, interstice, opening, precipice, rent, rift, slit, split; concepts 509,513 …   New thesaurus

  • crevice — ► NOUN ▪ a narrow opening or fissure in a rock or wall. ORIGIN Old French crevace, from crever to burst …   English terms dictionary

  • crevice — [krev′is] n. [ME crevace < OFr < VL * crepacia, a crack < L crepare: see CRAVEN] a narrow opening caused by a crack or split; fissure; cleft; chink creviced adj …   English World dictionary

  • Crevice — A crevice usually refers to a fracture or fissure in rock (compare to a crevasse, which is in ice). Crevice may also refer to: Crevice corrosion, occurs in spaces to which the access of corrosion resistant fluid is limited Crevice kelpfish… …   Wikipedia

  • crevice — A crack or small fissure, especially in a solid substance. [Fr. crevasse] gingival c. SYN: gingival sulcus. * * * crev·ice krev əs n a narrow fissure or cleft <an ulcerated periodontal crevice> see GINGIVAL CREVICE …   Medical dictionary

  • crevice — [[t]kre̱vɪs[/t]] crevices N COUNT A crevice is a narrow crack or gap, especially in a rock. ...a huge boulder with rare ferns growing in every crevice. Syn: fissure …   English dictionary


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