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Bookmark or Share- 'Crevice' and 'Crevasse': A Gap in Meaning - Merriam-WebsterCrevice and crevasse are very similar words: they both derive from the Old French crever, a verb meaning "to break or burst," and both refer to an opening of some kind. In fact, you can say that the only notable distinction between the two is the size of the openings they denote.
- Structural glaciology - AntarcticGlaciers.orgCrevasse form at right angles to the principle stresses on a glacier. In the upper part of the glacier, with extending flow, the principle stress in the centre of the glacier is parallel to glacier flow.
- Crevasse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterCrevasse refers to a deep hole or fissure in a glacier or in the earth. In most instances, the word appears with enough context that the depth of the opening is easy enough to figure out, as in "a climber who fell 30 feet into a crevasse."
- Crevasses (U.S. National Park Service) - NPSCrevasses are cracks that form in glacier ice when the glacier is put under too much stress for it to deform by flowing. This can happen when: (1) The ice stretches too fast and is pulled apart, for example if the ice speeds up as it flows down the valley;
- CREVASSE | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryCREVASSE definition: 1. a very deep crack in the thick ice of a glacier (= moving mass of ice) 2. a very deep crack in…. Learn more.
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