noun
conchoidal fracture
Technical term used in geology, archaeology, and materials science to describe a curved, shell-like break pattern typical of brittle materials like obsidian or glass.
黒曜石は貝殻状割れ口を示すため、石器の材料として重宝された。
Obsidian was valued as a material for stone tools because it exhibits conchoidal fracture.
このガラス片の貝殻状割れ口から、衝撃が加わった方向が推定できる。
From the conchoidal fracture of this glass fragment, the direction of impact can be inferred.
Compound of 貝殻 (seashell) + 状 (-shaped) + 割れ口 (fracture surface), describing a fracture pattern resembling the interior curve of a shell.