裂れっ開かい

れ

っ

か

い

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

dehiscence; cleavage; fission

Technical term used in biology, geology, and materials science for splitting open along natural lines. As a suru-verb, it describes the process of splitting or bursting open.

熟じゅくした果か実じつの裂れっ開かいによって種しゅ子しが散さん布ぷされる。
Seeds are dispersed by the dehiscence of ripe fruit.

この

鉱こう

物ぶつ

は

特とく

定てい

の

方ほう

向こう

に

裂れっ

開かい

する

性せい

質しつ

が

ある

。

This mineral has the property of cleaving in a specific direction.

Kanji

裂split, rend, tear
開open, unfold, unseal

Similar words

割われる
Common verb for cracking or breaking into pieces; 裂開 is a formal, technical term for splitting along natural lines.
分ぶん裂れつ
General term for division or splitting, often used for cells, groups, or opinions; 裂開 specifically implies opening along a seam or natural line.

Etymology

Compound of 裂 (split, tear) and 開 (open). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is used as a technical translation equivalent for 'dehiscence' and 'cleavage' in scientific contexts.