단층

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 斷層, from (break) + (layer, level, floor).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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단층 (dancheung) (hanja 斷層)

  1. (geology) fault (geology fracture in rock)
    사행 단층sahaeng dancheungan oblique fault
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (single, only) + (layer, level, floor).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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단층 (dancheung) (hanja 單層)

  1. (architecture) being monolayer, single-storey
    Antonym: 다층(多層) (dacheung, multilayer)
    단층 양옥dancheung yang'oka single-storey Western-style house
Derived terms
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  • 단층장 (dancheungjang, single chest of drawers)
    • Antonym: 이층장 (icheungjang, double chest of drawers)