crevice

crev·ice

noun \ˈkre-vəs\

Definition of CREVICE

: a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure

Examples of CREVICE

1. <steam escaped from a long crevice in the volcano>

Origin of CREVICE

Middle English, from Anglo-French crevace, from crever to break, from Latin crepare to crack

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CREVICE

Synonyms: check, chink, cleft, cranny, crack, fissure, rift, split

Related Words: crevasse; craze, hairline; fracture, rupture; breach, gap, opening; cut, gash, incision, slit

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Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with CREVICE

clevis