Diaclasis

/daɪˈækləsɪs/ noun

Definition

The process of breaking or fracturing through; in geology, it refers to the formation of diaclases or natural joint systems in rock.

Etymology

From Greek 'dia-' (through) + 'klasis' (breaking). This term describes the geological process itself rather than the resulting feature, with roots in classical Greek scientific terminology.

Kelly Says

Diaclasis is essentially how the Earth's crust talks to geologists—by breaking in predictable patterns that reveal where stresses are, and these fracture patterns can actually help miners and engineers predict where underground water or valuable minerals might be found.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መለዋወጫ
me-le-wa-woch-ia
ARالعربية
انشقاق
in-sha-qaq
BNবাংলা
বিভাজন
bi-bha-jan
CACatalà
diaclase
dee-a-kla-seh
CSČeština
diacle
dee-ak-le
DADansk
diacle
dee-ak-le
DEDeutsch
Diaklasis
dee-ak-la-sis
ELΕλληνικά
διάκλαση
dee-ak-la-seh
ESEspañol
diaclasis
dee-a-kla-sis
FAفارسی
شکاف
shekaaf
FISuomi
diacle
dee-ak-le
FRFrançais
diaclasis
dee-ak-la-sis
GUGU
ડાયકલાસ
da-i-klaas
HAHA
farkawa
far-ka-wa
HEעברית
דיאקלאז
dee-a-klaaz
HIहिन्दी
विभाजन
vibhaa-jan
HUMagyar
diaclasis
dee-a-kla-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
diacle
dee-ak-le
IGIG
nke
nkeh
ITItaliano
diaclasis
dee-a-kla-sis
JA日本語
断裂
dan-retsu
KKKK
диаклаз
dee-a-klaaz
KMKM
ការបែងចែក
ka-ar-ba-eng-chaek
KO한국어
분열
bun-yeol
MRMR
विभाजन
vibhaa-jan
MSBahasa Melayu
diacle
dee-ak-le
MYမြန်မာ
ပြကျ
pye-chi
NLNederlands
diaclasis
dee-a-kla-sis
NONorsk
diacle
dee-ak-le
PAPA
ਵਿਭਾਜਨ
vibhaa-jan
PLPolski
diaclasa
dee-a-kla-sa
PTPortuguês
diaclasis
dee-a-kla-sis
RORomână
diaclasă
dee-a-kla-sa
RUРусский
диакла́зис
dee-a-kla-zis
SVSvenska
diacle
dee-ak-le
SWKiswahili
diacle
dee-ak-le
TAதமிழ்
பாகுபாடம்
paaku-paadam
TEతెలుగు
విభజన
vibha-jan
THไทย
การแยก
gaan-yaek
TLTL
diacle
dee-ak-le
TRTürkçe
diacle
dee-ak-le
UKУкраїнська
діаклаз
dee-a-klaaz
URاردو
تقسیم
taqseem
VITiếng Việt
đứt gãy
dut-gay
YOYO
diacle
dee-ak-le
ZH中文
断裂
duànliè
ZUZU
diacle
dee-ak-le

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