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Crevice

noun/kɹˈɛvɪs/
Definition
a long narrow depression in a surface
a long narrow opening
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈɛvɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/kɹˈɛvɪs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kɹˈɛvɪs/
2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛvɪs/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
fissureverbbreak into fissures or fine cracks
crackverbbreak partially but keep its integrity
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Spalt
eine lange schmale Vertiefung in einer Oberfläche
🇫🇷French
fente
une dépression longue et étroite dans une surface
🇪🇸Spanish
hendedura
una depresión larga y estrecha en una superficie
🇮🇹Italian
fessura
una depressione lunga e stretta in una superficie
🇳🇱Dutch
spleet
een lange smalle verdieping in een oppervlak
🇵🇹Portuguese
fenda
uma depressão longa e estreita em uma superfície
🇷🇺Russian
расщелина
длинное узкое углубление на поверхности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दरार
किसी सतह पर एक लंबा संकीर्ण गड्ढा
🇧🇩Bengali
ফাটল
একটি পৃষ্ঠে একটি দীর্ঘ সংকীর্ণ বিষণ্নতা
🇮🇳Tamil
பிளவு
ஒரு மேற்பரப்பில் ஒரு நீண்ட குறுகிய தாழ்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
చీలిక
ఉపరితలంలో పొడవైన ఇరుకైన మాంద్యం
🇮🇳Marathi
दरड
पृष्ठभागावर एक लांब अरुंद उदासीनता
🇮🇳Gujarati
તિરાડ
સપાટીમાં લાંબી સાંકડી ડિપ્રેશન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಿರುಕು
ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೀರ್ಘ ಕಿರಿದಾದ ಖಿನ್ನತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിള്ളൽ
ഒരു ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ ഒരു നീണ്ട ഇടുങ്ങിയ വിഷാദം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦਰਾਰ
ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਲੰਬੀ ਤੰਗ ਉਦਾਸੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
دراڑ
سطح میں ایک لمبا تنگ ڈپریشن
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
裂缝
表面上的狭长凹陷
🇯🇵Japanese
隙間
表面の細長いくぼみ
🇰🇷Korean
갈라진 틈
표면에 길고 좁은 함몰
🇻🇳Vietnamese
kẽ hở
một vết lõm dài và hẹp trên bề mặt
🇹🇭Thai
รอยแยก
ความหดหู่แคบยาวในพื้นผิว
🇮🇩Indonesian
celah
depresi sempit yang panjang di suatu permukaan
🇵🇭Filipino
siwang
isang mahabang makitid na depresyon sa isang ibabaw
🇲🇾Malay
celah
lekukan sempit yang panjang di permukaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
شق
انخفاض ضيق طويل في السطح
🇮🇷Persian
شکاف
یک فرورفتگی باریک طولانی در یک سطح
🇹🇷Turkish
yarık
bir yüzeyde uzun ve dar bir çöküntü
🇮🇱Hebrew
בְּקִיעַ
שקע צר וארוך במשטח
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'crevice'?
The primary meaning of 'crevice' is 'a long narrow depression in a surface'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'crevice' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'crevice' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'crevice' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'crevice' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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