단층

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 斷層, from 斷 (“break”) + 層 (“layer, level, floor”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?dancheung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?dancheung
    McCune–Reischauer?tanch'ŭng
    Yale Romanization?tan.chung

    Noun

    단층 • (dancheung) (hanja 斷層)

    1. (geology) fault (geology fracture in rock)
      사행 단층 ― sahaeng dancheung ― an oblique fault
    Derived terms
    • 단층사진(斷層寫眞) (dancheungsajin, “tomograph”)
    • 단층산맥(斷層山脈) (dancheungsanmaek, “fault mountains”)
    • 단층작용(斷層作用) (dancheungjagyong, “faulting”)
    • 단층지형(斷層地形) (dancheungjihyeong, “fault topography”)
    • 단층촬영(斷層撮影) (dancheungchwaryeong, “tomography”)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 單 (“single, only”) + 層 (“layer, level, floor”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?dancheung
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?dancheung
      McCune–Reischauer?tanch'ŭng
      Yale Romanization?tan.chung

      Noun

      단층 • (dancheung) (hanja 單層)

      1. (architecture) being monolayer, single-storey
        Antonym: 다층(多層) (dacheung, “multilayer”)
        단층 양옥 ― dancheung yang'ok ― a single-storey Western-style house
      Derived terms
      • 단층장 (dancheungjang, “single chest of drawers”)
        • Antonym: 이층장 (icheungjang, “double chest of drawers”)
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