- rift apart
- crack, cleave, split open
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Rift Valley Province — of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya s seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. Rift Valley Province is the largest and one of the most economically vibrant provinces in Kenya. It is dominated by the Great Rift Valley which passes… … Wikipedia
Rift valley — A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault. This action is manifest as crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface which is subsequently further deepened … Wikipedia
Rift — Chasm redirects here. For other uses, see Chasm (disambiguation). For other uses, see Rift (disambiguation). USGS image Plates in the crust of the earth, accordin … Wikipedia
Rift (disambiguation) — A rift is a geological occurrence where the Earth s crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart.Rift may also refer to:* Cardiff Rift, a fictional spacetime breach in the television series Doctor Who and Torchwood * Rift (album), an album by… … Wikipedia
rift zone — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A rift zone is an elongate system of crustal fractures associated with an area that has undergone extension (ground has spread apart). On the great shield volcanoes in Hawai i, a rift zone consists of many… … Glossary of volcanic terms
rift — noun 1》 a crack, split, or break. 2》 a serious break in friendly relations. 3》 Geology a rift valley. verb [often as adjective rifted] chiefly Geology move or force to move apart. Origin ME: of Scand. origin … English new terms dictionary
rift — n. & v. n. 1 a a crack or split in an object. b an opening in a cloud etc. 2 a cleft or fissure in earth or rock. 3 a disagreement; a breach in friendly relations. v.tr. tear or burst apart. Phrases and idioms: rift valley a steep sided valley… … Useful english dictionary
rift valley — a valley created by the subsidence of land between two parallel faults undergoing tensile forces which pull them apart … Geography glossary
rift — n 1. split, fissure, cleft, Archaic. scissure, tear, rent; crevice, schism, cleavage, breach, chink, slit, rip; gap, opening, hole, gulf, cavity; slash, gash, cut; crack, cranny, notch, nick. 2. opening, space, hiatus, lacuna, gap, slot; hole,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
tectonic basins and rift valleys — ▪ landform Introduction landforms characterized by relatively steep, mountainous sides and flat floors. The steep sides are created by displacement on faults such that the valley floor moves down relative to the surrounding margins, or,… … Universalium
