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Rupture vs Cleft - What's the difference?

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Rupture is a related term of cleft.


As nouns the difference between rupture and cleft

is that rupture is a burst, split, or break while cleft is an opening, fissure, or v-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.

As verbs the difference between rupture and cleft

is that rupture is (intransitive) to burst, break through, or split, as under pressure while cleft is (cleave).

rupture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A burst, split, or break.
  • * Milton
    • Hatch from the egg, that soon, / Bursting with kindly rupture , forth disclosed / Their callow young.
  • A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
  • * E. Everett
    • He knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a rupture with his family.
  • (medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
  • (engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.

    • Verb

    (ruptur)
  • (intransitive) To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.

    • See also

    *

    External links

    * * * English ergative verbs ----

    cleft

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
  • A piece made by splitting.
    • a cleft of wood
  • A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Derived terms

    * anal cleft * * cleft chin * cleft grafting * cleft foot * cleft lip * cleft palate * cleft stick * gluteal cleft

    Related terms

    * cleave * cleavage * cleaver * cloven

    See also

    * dimple

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cleave)