ALL meanings of rifting
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R r - noun rifting an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink. 1
- noun rifting an open space, as in a forest or cloud mass, or a clear interval. 1
- noun rifting a break in friendly relations: a rift between two people; a rift between two nations. 1
- noun rifting a difference in opinion, belief, or interest that causes such a break in friendly relations. 1
- noun rifting Geology. a fault. a graben of regional extent. 1
- noun rifting the plane or direction along which a log or mass of granite can most easily be split. 1
- noun rifting wood or a piece of wood that has been split radially from a log. 1