rift
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Related to rift: rift valley
rift 1
(rĭft)n.
1. A fissure, crack, or opening, as in rock.
2. A break in friendly relations: a rift between siblings.
3. Geology An area where the lithosphere is thinning, typically associated with large faults and grabens.
v. rift·ed, rift·ing, rifts
v.intr.
To split open; break.
v.tr.
To cause to split open or break.
[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin.]
rift 2
(rĭft)n.
1. A shallow area in a waterway.
2. The backwash of a wave that has broken upon a beach.
[Probably alteration of dialectal riff, reef, from Dutch rif, riffe; see reef1.]
rift
(rɪft)n
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.
4. a break in friendly relations between people, nations, etc
vb
to burst or cause to burst open; split
[C13: from Old Norse; related to Danish rift cleft, Icelandic ript breach of contract]
rift
(rɪft)n
1. (Physical Geography) a shallow or rocky part in a stream
2. (Physical Geography) the backwash from a wave that has just broken
[C14: from Old Norse rypta; related to Icelandic ropa to belch]
rift
(rɪft)n.
1. a fissure; cleft.
2. an open space or clear interval.
3. a break in friendly relations.
4. a cause of a break in friendly relations.
5. Geol. a fault.
v.t., v.i. 6. to burst open; split.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old Norse ript breaking of an agreement (compare Dan, Norwegian rift cleavage)]
rift
(rĭft)1. A fault along the border of a rift valley.
2. A narrow break, crack, or other opening in a rock, usually made by cracking or splitting.
rift
Past participle: rifted
Gerund: rifting
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3. | ![]() schism - the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences |
rift
noun
1. breach, difference, division, split, separation, falling out (informal), disagreement, quarrel, alienation, schism, estrangement They hope to heal the rift with their father.
rift
noun1. A usually narrow partial opening caused by splitting and rupture:
2. An interruption in friendly relations:
Translations
تَصَدُّعشِق
prasklinarozportrhlina
kløftuoverensstemmelse
törés
ósætti, sundrungsprunga, skora
nesaskaņasplaisasprauga
rift
[ˈrɪft] n (in ground, rock) → fente f
(= disagreement) → désaccord m (= serious division) → dissension f
the rift between the government and the trade unions → le désaccord entre le gouvernement et les syndicats
the rifts within the country → les dissensions au sein du pays
the rift between the government and the trade unions → le désaccord entre le gouvernement et les syndicats
the rifts within the country → les dissensions au sein du pays
rift
[rɪft] n (in family, between friends) → incrinatura (Pol) (in party) → spaccatura; (in rock, ground) → crepa, fessura; (in clouds) → squarciorift
(rift) noun1. a split or crack.
2. a disagreement between friends.