crevassingn.
/krɪˈvasɪŋ/ Formation of crevasses.
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crevassing1856
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. 459 (note) Abrupt fractures and excessive crevassing.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. x. 281 This cannot be the true cause of the crevassing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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