crazing
 破裂(vbl.)破裂


 craz·ing /ˈkrezɪŋ/ 名詞
 裂紋


 Craze v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crazed p. pr. & vb. n. Crazing.]
 1. To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.
    God, looking forth, will trouble all his host, And craze their chariot wheels.   --Milton.
 2. To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit. [Obs.]
 Till length of years,
 And sedentary numbness, craze my limbs.   --Milton.
 3. To derange the intellect of; to render insane.
    Any man . . . that is crazed and out of his wits.   --Tilloston.
    Grief hath crazed my wits.   --Shak.


 Craz·ing p. pr. & vb. n. of Craze, v. Hence: n. Fine cracks resulting from shrinkage on the surface of glazed pottery, concrete, or other material. The admired crackle in some Oriental potteries and porcelains is crazing produced in a foreseen and regulated way. In common pottery it is often the result of exposure to undue heat, and the beginning of disintegration.

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