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- Dictionaryrift/rɪft/
noun
- 1. a crack, split, or break in something: "the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds" Similar
- 2. a serious break in friendly relations: "the rift between the two branches of the legal profession" Similar
verb
- 1. break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics: "the Indian landmass rifted from Madagascar about 90 million years ago"
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RIFT definition: 1. a large crack in the ground or in rock: 2. a serious disagreement that separates two people who…. Learn more.
In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart [1] [2] and is an example of extensional tectonics. [3] . Typical rift features are a central linear downfaulted depression, called a graben, or more commonly a half-graben with normal faulting and rift-flank uplifts mainly on one side. [4] .
Dec 28, 2019 · 1. : cleave, divide. hills were rifted by the earthquake. 2. : penetrate. Synonyms. Noun. check. chink. cleft.
When there is a rift in a political party over a particular policy, it is like a rip or tear in the fabric of the group. Rift has a slightly different sense than break. A group can have a rift without having fully broken apart. A rift can heal, though a break is permanent.
noun. an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink. an open space, as in a forest or cloud mass, or a clear interval. a break in friendly relations: a rift between two people; a rift between two nations.
RIFT meaning: 1. a large crack in the ground or in rock: 2. a serious disagreement that separates two people who…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a gap or space made by cleaving or splitting; fissure. 2. geology. a long narrow zone of faulting resulting from tensional stress in the earth's crust.
Definition of rift noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a gap or space made by cleaving or splitting; fissure. 2. (Geological Science) geology a long narrow zone of faulting resulting from tensional stress in the earth's crust. 3. a gap between two cloud masses; break or chink: he saw the sun through a rift in the clouds.
RIFT meaning: 1. a serious disagreement: 2. a very large hole that separates parts of the Earth's surface. Learn more.
