rifted

Meaning

of Rift

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cleavable rimed crannied fractured creviced

Anagrams

Friedt

Examples

Rain-diamonds, this winter morning, embellish the tangle of unpruned pear-tree twigs; each solitaire, placed, it appears, with considered judgement, bears the light beneath the rifted clouds - the invisible shared out in endless abundance. Denise Levertov

A second phase took place during the Mesozoic Era (before ~66 My) and consisted of a widespread extension of the Earth's crust that rifted and separated the continents mentioned above. Source: Internet

ISBN 0-7167-2882-6 By the end of the era, the continents had rifted into nearly their present form. Source: Internet

The oldest sediments were deposited on the flanks of a rifted continental margin, or passive margin that developed during Cambrian time. Source: Internet