Cleave (fiber) — A cleave in an optical fiber is a deliberate, controlled break, intended to create a perfectly flat endface, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fiber. Since there are no crystalline planes in glass, this process is not cleavage in the… … Wikipedia
fracture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. break, split, crack, cleft. See disjunction, brittleness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of breaking] Syn. rupture, breakage, disjunction, cleaving, cleavage, disseverment, riving, displacement,… … English dictionary for students
cleave — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, activate, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, amputate, associate, atomize, ax, bifurcate, bisect, bite, bombard, branch, breach, break, break to pieces, broach, bunch, butcher, by two, carve, check, chink,… … Moby Thesaurus
fracture — Synonyms and related words: abrade, abrasion, abysm, abyss, amuse, arroyo, bark, beguile, blemish, bloody, box canyon, breach, break, break open, break up, breakage, breaking, burn, burst, bust, canyon, cavity, chafe, chap, chasm, check, chimney … Moby Thesaurus
crack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pop, rend, explode, bang; crackle; break, split, burst, cleave, fracture, crush; informal, fail, bust, break down. n. snap, break, fracture; crevice, crackle, craze, chink, flaw, cleft, rift, rent … English dictionary for students
Material properties of diamond — This article addresses the material properties of diamond. For a broader discussion of diamonds, see diamond. For other uses of the word diamond, see diamond (disambiguation). Diamond An octahedral diamond crystal in matrix Gener … Wikipedia
break — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. interruption, disconnection; breach, fracture, fissure, crack; pause; boon, advantage. v. crack, fracture, shatter; tame, subdue; change; train; surpass; violate, infringe. See brittleness,… … English dictionary for students
rupture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discord, schism, split, falling out; break, rift, breach; hernia. See disjunction, disease. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. breach, separation, crack; see break 1 , fracture 1 , 2 , tear . v. Syn. crack, tear … English dictionary for students
split — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. rive, rend, cleave, splinter; divide, separate, disunite, divorce; apportion; slang, leave, depart. See disjunction, brittleness, departure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A dividing] Syn. separating,… … English dictionary for students
materials science — the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals. [1960 65] * * * Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material s composition and structure, both… … Universalium
Diamond — This article is about the mineral. For the gemstone, see Diamond (gemstone). For other uses, including the shape ◊, see Diamond (disambiguation) … Wikipedia