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
DEDeutsch
Diaklasis
dee-ak-la-sis
ELΕλληνικά
διάκλαση
dee-ak-la-seh
ESEspañol
diaclasis
dee-a-kla-sis
FRFrançais
diaclasis
dee-ak-la-sis
HEעברית
דיאקלאז
dee-a-klaaz
HIहिन्दी
विभाजन
vibhaa-jan
HUMagyar
diaclasis
dee-a-kla-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
diacle
dee-ak-le
ITItaliano
diaclasis
dee-a-kla-sis
KMKM
ការបែងចែក
ka-ar-ba-eng-chaek
MSBahasa Melayu
diacle
dee-ak-le
NLNederlands
diaclasis
dee-a-kla-sis
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
TRTürkçe
diacle
dee-ak-le
UKУкраїнська
діаклаз
dee-a-klaaz
VITiếng Việt
đứt gãy
dut-gay