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Cracking

Scope note

Use for the fracturing in a material or object, usually along a single or branched path.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300054124

Broader Terms used

<surface or structural changes>

Narrower Terms used

cupping
crackling

Term used for

fissuring

Equivalent Terms used

cracked

Created

12yrs ago

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