Splintery
Definition
Containing many splinters or splitting easily into chips; having an irregular, rough surface full of detached wooden or mineral fragments. In a mechanical or mineralogical sense, it refers to the texture of a brittle material or to the fracture type of a rock that produces sharp, irregular edges upon breaking.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Splintery
- Chippy
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Denominative adjective built from the noun 'așchie' combined with the productive native suffix '-os'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [aʃ.ki.ˈos] |
| Source | Glossary of Forestry Terms and Material Science Nomenclature |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Tâmplarul a evitat să folosească acel lemn așchios pentru fabricarea băncii deoarece ar fi putut răni clienții.
EN: The carpenter avoided using that splintery wood to make the bench because it could have injured the customers.
RO: Geologul a explicat că această rocă are un aspect structural așchios din cauza presiunilor tectonice mari.
EN: The geologist explained that this rock has a structurally splintery appearance due to high tectonic pressures.
RO: Suprafața așchioasă a bârnei vechi trebuia șlefuită intens cu șmirghel înainte de aplicarea primului strat de lac.
EN: The splintery surface of the old beam had to be sanded intensively before applying the first coat of varnish.
Idioms & Phrases
Lemn așchios / Splintery wood / brittle timber
RO: Masă lemnoasă de calitate inferioară ale cărei fibre se desprind cu ușurință, îngreunând finisarea fină.
EN: Low-quality timber whose fibers detach easily, making fine finishing difficult.
Fractură așchioasă / Splintery fracture
RO: Tip de spargere specifică mineralelor sau rocilor dure, care lasă suprafețe ascuțite asemănătoare unor așchii.
EN: A type of breaking specific to hard minerals or rocks, leaving sharp surfaces resembling splinters.
Textură așchioasă / Rough or splintery texture
RO: Configurație anatomică a unui material solid care prezintă numeroase micro-proeminențe tăioase paralele.
EN: An anatomical configuration of a solid material displaying numerous parallel sharp micro-prominences.
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