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”)
  • 단층촬영(斷層撮影) (dancheungchwaryeong, “tomography”)
  • 단층산맥(斷層山脈) (dancheungsanmaek, “fault mountains”)
  • 단층지형(斷層地形) (dancheungjihyeong, “fault topography”)
  • 단층작용(斷層作用) (dancheungjagyong, “faulting”)

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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