Definition
noun, plural: crevices
(1) A narrow crack or opening, especially in a solid substance like rock or ice.
(2) Anatomical fissure or cleft, as in gingival crevice.
Supplement
Word origin: From Old French crevace, from late Latin crepātia.
Related forms: creviced (adjective).
Related phrases: gingival crevice.
Synonym: fissure, cleft, crack.
Definition noun, plural: crevices (1) A narrow crack or opening, especially in a solid substance like rock or ice. (2) Anatomical fissure or cleft, as in gingival crevice. Supplement Word origin: From Old French crevace, from late Latin crepātia. Related forms: creviced (adjective). Related phrases: gingival crevice. Synonym: fissure, cleft, crack...
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