rift valley

English

Noun

rift valley (plural rift valleys)

1. (geology) A graben structure between two tectonic plates which are opening relative to each other.
2. (geology) A mid-oceanic ridge system with central valleys.

Derived terms

• Great Rift Valley

Translations

graben

• Afrikaans: skeurvallei
• Italian: fossa tettonica f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: riftdal (no) m

  Nynorsk: riftdal m

• Polish: dolina ryftowa f
• Russian: рифтовая долина f (riftovaja dolina)
• Swahili: bonde la ufa (sw)