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presplit

presplit verb: to shape the outcome of an explosive blast by forming cracks in advance.

Verb

presplit (third-person singular simple present presplits, present participle presplitting, simple past and past participle presplit)

  1. To shape the outcome of an explosive blast by forming cracks in advance.

Noun

presplit (plural presplits)

  1. A crack produced for this purpose.

Forms of presplit

Verb
third-person singular presentpresplits
present participlepresplitting
past participlepresplit
pastpresplit
Noun
pluralpresplits

Origin of presplit

From pre- + split.

Questions about presplit

What does presplit mean?
Presplit means to shape the outcome of an explosive blast by forming cracks in advance.
What part of speech is presplit?
Presplit can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of presplit?
The past tense of presplit is presplit.

Words near presplit in the dictionary

  1. prespiracular
  2. presplenomegalic
  3. prespliceosomal
  4. prespliceosome
  5. prespliceosomes
  6. presplit
  7. presplits
  8. presplitting
  9. prespore
  10. presporogonic
  11. presporulation

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