Definition of Crevice. Meaning of Crevice. Synonyms of Crevice

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Definition of Crevice

Crevice
Crevice Crev"ice (kr?v"?s), n. [OE. crevace, crevice. F. crevasse, fr. crever to break, burst, fr. L. crepare to crack,break. Cf. Craven, Crepitate, Crevasse.] A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent. The mouse, Behind the moldering wainscot, shrieked, Or from the crevice peered about. --Tennyson.
Crevice
Crevice Crev"ice, v. t. To crack; to flaw. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.

Meaning of Crevice from wikipedia

- Look up crevice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A crevice is a fracture or fissure in rock. Crevice may also refer to: Crevice corrosion, occurs in...
- Crevice corrosion refers to corrosion occurring in occluded spaces such as interstices in which a stagnant solution is trapped and not renewed. These...
- Crevice weaver spiders (Filistatidae) comprise cribellate spiders with features that have been regarded as "primitive" for araneomorph spiders. They are...
- Sceloporus torquatus, the crevice swift, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The subspecies Sceloporus torquatus mikeprestoni was named...
- deposits, and under sludge piles. Crevice corrosion is influenced by the crevice type (metal-metal, metal-non-metal), crevice geometry (size, surface finish)...
- species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name crevice alumroot, or small-flowered alumroot. It is native to western North America...
- Crevice Cave is a cave located in Perry County in the state of Missouri. It is the longest cave in Missouri and one of the longest caves in the United...
- Sceloporus poinsettii, the crevice spiny lizard, is a species of small, phrynosomatid lizard. The epithet, poinsettii, is in honor of American physician...
- Goldfield's crevice-skink (Egernia formosa) is a species of large skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to western Australia...
- Sceloporus binocularis, the Nuevo León crevice swift, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Sceloporus binocularis...