rift zone in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rift zone in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.zone [Brit zəʊn, Am zoʊn] N (all contexts)

zone

zona f

postal zone

area con lo stesso codice di avviamento postale

II.zone [Brit zəʊn, Am zoʊn] VB trans

1. zone (divide):

zone

dividere in zone, zonizzare

2. zone (assign):

zone

destinare

to be zoned for enterprise, housing

essere dichiarato zona industriale, residenziale

I.rift¹ [Brit rɪft, Am rɪft] N

1. rift:

rift (disagreement)

incrinatura f

rift (disagreement)

screzio m (between tra; with con; about su, per)

rift (permanent)

spaccatura f

rift (permanent)

rottura f

rift (permanent)

frattura f (between tra; with con; about su, per)

there is a widening or deepening rift

il dissidio sta diventando insanabile

2. rift (split):

rift (in rock)

crepa f

rift (in rock)

fenditura f

rift (in rock)

crepaccio m

rift (in clouds)

squarcio m

a deep rift

una profonda spaccatura

II.rift¹ [Brit rɪft, Am rɪft] VB trans (split)

rift

spaccare

rift

fendere

rift² [Brit rɪft, Am rɪft] N Am (in stream)

rift

rapida f

rift

cateratta f

rift zone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rift zone in the English»Italian Dictionary

rift zone N

rift zone

zona f accidentata

Translations for rift zone in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.zone [zoʊn] N

zone

zona f

nuclear-free zone

zona denuclearizzata

time zone

fuso m orario

frigid/temperate/torrid zone METEO

zona polare/temperata/torrida

II.zone [zoʊn] VB trans

1. zone (divide):

zone

suddividere in zone

2. zone ADMIN, LAW (designate):

to zone an area for residential use

designare una zona residenziale

rift [rɪft] N

1. rift in earth:

rift

fenditura f

2. rift fig:

rift

spaccatura f

to heal the rift

sanare il contrasto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A second rift zone probably extended to the east but has been buried by younger volcanoes.

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These systems of fissures that make up a rift zone allow this to happen more easily.

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Geothermal regions with adequate heat flow to fuel power plants are found in rift zones, subduction zones and mantle plumes.

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There are over 100 cinder and spatter cones arranged along these rift zones.

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The southwestern rift zone's extremity is also underwater, although its submarine length is more limited.

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A prominent rift zone extends to the west.

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Due to stretching forces, the development of two or more rift zones is common.

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Rift flank uplift occurs when the crust on the side of a rift zone converges with a stronger crust, usually resulting in crustal thickening and a subduction zone.

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The volcano has a 6-mile-long (9.6 kilometer-long) rift zone running along its spine in a southwest-northeast orientation.

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There have been five historical eruptions at the volcano's relatively southwestern rift zone, and 24 along its more active eastern rift zone, mostly along its upper section.

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