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- DictionaryRift/rift/
noun
- 1. a crack, split, or break in something: "the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds"
- 2. a serious break in friendly relations: "their demise caused a rift between the city's town and gown"
verb
- 1. break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics: "the Indian landmass rifted from Madagascar about 90 million years ago"
RIFT meaning: 1. a large crack in the ground or in rock: 2. a serious disagreement that separates two people who…. Learn more.
Definitions of rift. noun. a narrow fissure in rock. see more. noun. a gap between cloud masses. “the sun shone through a rift in the clouds” see more. noun. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) synonyms: breach, break, falling out, rupture, severance. see more. Pronunciation. US. /rɪft/ UK. /rɪft/ Cite this entry. Style:
In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics. 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.
Britannica Dictionary definition of RIFT. [count] 1. : a situation in which two people, groups, etc., no longer have a friendly relationship. The fight will only widen the rift with his brother. — often + between. Nothing could heal the rift between them. 2. a : a deep crack or opening in the ground, a rock, etc.
a large break or opening in the ground, rocks or clouds. Through a rift in the clouds we could see a beautiful blue sky. The volcano was in a remote area of the northern rift, accessible only by helicopter. Topics Geography c1. Word Origin.
RIFT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Definition of rift – Learner’s Dictionary. rift. noun [ C ] uk / rɪft / us. rift noun [C] (DISAGREEMENT) Add to word list. a serious disagreement: the deepening rift between the workers and management. rift noun [C] (HOLE) a very large hole that separates parts of the Earth's surface.
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.
