breccia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- breach noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
- breakthrough noun A sudden, important advance or discovery that overcomes a major obstacle.
- gap noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
- hiatus noun A gap or interruption in something that would otherwise be continuous.
Senses
breccia is used for these senses in English:
- breakthrough (military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
- breccia (petrology) A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.
- gap An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
- gap An opening allowing passage or entrance.
- hiatus (geology) A gap in geological strata.
breach — full definition
- noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
- noun A gap made by breaking through something solid, such as a wall or defence.
- verb To break through or violate something.
breakthrough — full definition
- noun A sudden, important advance or discovery that overcomes a major obstacle.
- adj Describing a case of illness occurring despite protection, such as after vaccination.