noun🔗ShareGrieta, fisuraA crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm."The climber carefully avoided the crevasse in the glacier. "El escalador evitó cuidadosamente la grieta en el glaciar.geologygeographynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrietaA breach in a canal or river bank."Heavy rains caused a crevasse in the levee, flooding the nearby farmland. "Las fuertes lluvias causaron una grieta en el dique, inundando las tierras de cultivo cercanas.geographyenvironmentdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrieta, fisuraA discontinuity or “gap” between the accounted variables and an observed outcome."The student's predicted grade on the test showed a crevasse compared to their actual score. "La calificación predicha del estudiante en el examen mostró una fisura en comparación con su puntaje real.geologygapChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFormar grietasTo form crevasses."The glacier began to crevasse rapidly as the summer heat intensified, making it too dangerous to cross. "El glaciar comenzó a formar grietas rápidamente a medida que el calor del verano se intensificaba, haciendo que fuera demasiado peligroso cruzarlo.geologygeographyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgrietarTo fissure with crevasses."The glacier crevassed dramatically, splitting the ice into dangerous shards. "El glaciar se agrietó dramáticamente, dividiendo el hielo en fragmentos peligrosos.geologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
