Definitionadj. subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces
Last update: July 5, 2015
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They lose their facile cleavage and become hard, dark-coloured, slightly lustrous rocks, which have a splintery character or break into small cuboidal fragments. [Please select]
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A brittle wood breaks suddenly with a clean instead of a splintery fracture and without warning. [Please select]
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In use for floors, some woods tend to compact and wear smooth, while others become splintery and rough. [Please select]
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Some had splintery threads hanging around their cuts like used toothpicks. [Please select]
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(3)~Splintering tension,~ in which the failure consists of a considerable number of slight tension failures, producing a ragged or splintery break on the under surface of the beam. [Please select]
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