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breccia
  برش   
bereš (#)

Fr.: brèche   

A rock composed of angular fragments (over two millimeter diameter) of older rocks melded together with a matrix of smaller particles or a mineral cement.

From It. breccia "broken (rock)," from a Germanic source akin to O.H.G. brecha "a breaking," ultimately from PIE *bhreg- "to break," → fraction.

Bereš, loan from Fr.

brecciate
  برشیدن   
berešidan

Fr.: bréchifier   

To form as → breccia.

From → breccia + → -ate.

brecciated
  برشیده، برشمند   
berešidé, beršmand

Fr.: bréchifié   

Characterized by, converted into, or resembling a breccia; especially of a rock structure marked by an accumulation of angular fragments, or of an ore texture showing mineral fragments without notable rounding.

breccia, → brecciated.

brecciated rock
  سنگ ِ برشیده   
sang-e berešidé

Fr.: roche bréchifiée   

A rock formed by the process of → brecciation.

brecciated; → rock.

brecciation
  برشش   
berešeš

Fr.: bréchification   

The formation of → breccia.

Verbal noun of → brecciate.