Mono-fracture
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A joint or fracture that represents a single line or plane of slippage. countable
"... high confining pressure is associated with the closed short joint type, occuring ^([sic]) as a disperse cataclasm, whereas low confining pressure will cause the single closed extensive cleavage joint (mono-fracture)."
- 2 The process of breaking down a complex process or entity into multiple repeatable steps or units. uncountable
"To a much greater degree than Roman slavery, the specialism of mechanized industry and market organization has faced Western man with the challenge of manufacture by mono-fracture, or the tackling of all things and operations one-bit-at-a-time."
Example
More examples"... high confining pressure is associated with the closed short joint type, occuring ^([sic]) as a disperse cataclasm, whereas low confining pressure will cause the single closed extensive cleavage joint (mono-fracture)."
Etymology
From mono- + fracture.
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