乾かん裂れつ

noun

cracks in drying lumber

Technical term used in woodworking and forestry for splits that form as timber dries. Not a general word for cracks.

• 乾かん燥そうが急きゅうすぎると、材ざい木もくに乾かん裂れつが生しょうじやすい。

  If drying is too rapid, cracks in the lumber are likely to occur.

• この板いたの乾かん裂れつは深ふかくないので、まだ使つかえる。

  The cracks in this board are not deep, so it can still be used.