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Meaning of "crevice" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CREVICE

From Old French crevace, from crever to burst, from Latin crepāre to crack.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CREVICE

crevice  [ˈkrɛvɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CREVICE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crevice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CREVICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crevice

A crevice is a fracture or fissure in rock. Crevice may also refer to: ▪ Crevice corrosion, occurs in spaces to which the access of corrosion-resistant fluid is limited ▪ Crevice kelpfish, a species of subtropical clinid ▪ Crevice Spiny Lizard, a small, typically shy, phrynosomadtid lizard ▪ Crevice weaver, a haplogyne spider that weaves funnel or tube webs...

Definition of crevice in the English dictionary

The definition of crevice in the dictionary is a narrow fissure or crack; split; cleft.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CREVICE


brevis
ˈbrɛvɪs
clevis
ˈklɛvɪs
Davies
ˈdeɪvɪs
Davis
ˈdeɪvɪs
mavis
ˈmeɪvɪs
Nevis
ˈniːvɪs
novice
ˈnɒvɪs
pelvis
ˈpɛlvɪs
service
ˈsɜːvɪs
treviss
ˈtrɛvɪs
vis
vɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CREVICE

cretism
cretonne
cretons
Creuse
creutzer
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
crevalle
crevasse
crevassed
crevette
crew
crew cut
crew neck
crew-neck
crew-neck sweater
crew-necked
Crewe
crewel
crewelist
crewellery

WORDS THAT END LIKE CREVICE

advice
central locking device
charge-coupled device
cut-off device
device
explosive device
hazard warning device
improvised explosive device
input device
input/output device
intrauterine device
listening device
measuring device
output device
peripheral device
point-device
safety device
scanning device
storage device
timing device
tracking device

Synonyms and antonyms of crevice in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CREVICE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crevice» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of crevice
chink · cleft · crack · cranny · fissure · fracture · gap · hole · interstice · opening · rent · rift · slit · split

Translation of «crevice» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CREVICE

Find out the translation of crevice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crevice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crevice» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

裂缝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grieta
570 millions of speakers

English

crevice
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दरार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щелевая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

greta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফাট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fissure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Celah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spalte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

割れ目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 갈라진 틈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crevice
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường nứt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुळतुळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çatlak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crepa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szczelinowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щілинна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

crăpătură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαραμάδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skeur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spalt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sprekken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crevice

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CREVICE»

The term «crevice» is regularly used and occupies the 61.057 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CREVICE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «crevice» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «crevice» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crevice

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREVICE»

Discover the use of crevice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crevice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In the Crevice of Time: New and Collected Poems
Now in paperback, In the Crevice of Time brings together 176 new and previously published poems by one of the most accomplished and most widely acclaimed poets of our time.
Josephine Jacobsen, 2000
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Light in the Crevice Never Seen
The (female) "Malcolm X" of Hawai'I's inconsolable grief and rage at the destruction of her people's land.
Haunani-Kay Trask, 1999
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Corrosion Tests and Standards: Application and Interpretation
Crevice corrosion occurs in regions of a metal that are not directly exposed to an environment such as flanged joints, lap joints, and under corrosion deposits. The metals that undergo crevice corrosion are otherwise protected by a surface film.
Robert Baboian, 2005
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Tales From Under The Crevice
The story of a 13-year-old boy who discovers another world in a small, dark corner...and an adventure beyond all others.
Zephyr Goza, 2006
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The Measurement and Correction of Electrolyte Resistance in ...
REFERENCE: Shaw, B. A., "The Importance of Ohmic Potential Drop in Crevice Corrosion," The Measurement and Correction of Electrolyte Resistance in Electrochemical Tests, ASTM STP 1056, L. L. Scribner and S. R. Taylor, Eds., American ...
Louis L. Scribner, S. Ray Taylor, 1990
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The Crevice
CHAPTER XX THE CREVICE “But I don't understand” — Guy Morrow's voice was plaintive, and he eyed his chief reproachfully, as he stood before Blaine's desk, twisting his hat nervously — “why you didn't nail him! You've got the goods on ...
Isabel Ostrander, William J. Burns, 2012
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Laboratory Corrosion Tests and Standards: A Symposium by ...
REFERENCE: Kain, R. M. and Lee, T. S., "Recent Developments in Test Methods for Investigating Crevice Corrosion," Laboratory Corrosion Tests and Standards, ASTM STP 866, G. S. Haynes and R. Baboian, American Society for Testing ...
Gardner S. Haynes, Robert Baboian, 1985
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Handbook of Aluminum: Volume 2: Alloy Production and ...
H2O+NaCl Cathode Anode Figure 14 Crevice corrosion can occur in a saltwater environment if the crevice becomes deaerated, and the oxygen reduction reaction occurs outside of the crevice mouth. Under these conditions, the crevice  ...
George E. Totten, D. Scott MacKenzie, 2003
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Corrosion and Protection
pH inside the crevice can reach values of 0–4 depending on the actual material– environment combination. At the same time, pH may increase to 9–10 on the metal surface outside the crevice, where the oxygen reduction takes place.
Einar Bardal, 2004
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Clean Combustion Technologies: Proceedings of the Second ...
When flame does not enter the crevice in the cylinder of the spark ignition engine, it is pointed out that the fuel-air mixture flowing from there becomes the HC emission. Many theoretical researches (Fendell et al. (1983), Lavoie et al. (1986)  ...
Maria da Graca Carvalho, F. C. Lockwood, Woodrow A Fiveland, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREVICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crevice is used in the context of the following news items.
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Base jumper's 'impossible' wingsuit flight through rock crevice in …
Emanuele flies through a rock crevice near Lauterbrunnen in the Swiss Alps while filming the whole event in a promotional video for the GoPro ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Base jumper films incredible footage of insane death-defying stunt …
Wearing a wingsuit, Uli Emanuele flew at great speed through a rock crevice no more than two metres wide. The stunt was attempted despite ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
The "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Shovel Is The Only Thing That Matters
... time and allowed the shovel's miraculous bum-ba-dump to worm its way into every crevice of your brain—it's hard to think of anything else. «Deadspin, Jul 15»
4
André Haughton: Greece and Jamaica can learn from each other …
Politics supersedes competence in every crevice and corner. Lawyers, doctors or semi-trained economist often find themselves making key ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
5
Greece and Jamaica can learn from each other
Politics supersedes competence in every crevice and corner. Lawyers, doctors or semi-trained economist often find themselves making key ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
6
Brentwood Residents "Crazy" Over Another Water Main Break | NBC …
"Water finds the path of least resistance," Broyard said." So the water's going to go up and find every little crack and crevice it can crawl through ... «NBC Southern California, Jul 15»
7
Do you try the University of Google when there's no time to get to the …
That included vacuuming and scrubbing every wall, every drawer, every crevice we could possibly reach. Freezing that little American Girl doll ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
Short Track Simulation - Hot Rod
This serves as a study guide before heading to a new track. Every bump, every crevice, every unique characteristic is translated to the iRacing ... «Hot Rod Network, Jul 15»
9
Out of the shadows - Columbia-Greene Media: Sports
One that has vast amounts of memorabilia adorning every crevice, but one that is also a living, breathing, fully-functioning gym where future ... «The Register Star, Jul 15»
10
Boy is bitten by copperhead at Devil's Den | Wilton Bulletin
Schlechter said her sons and their baby-sitter came across the snake in their backyard, curled up in a crevice in a piece of ledge. Her son, Josh ... «Wilton Bulletin, Jul 15»

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