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Slit (medicine) and catastrophe (oh)


Slit (medicine)


slit
<microscopy> A narrow aperture, usually rectangular in shape.


catastrophe (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Greek; Origin: katastrephein 'to turn upside down', from kata- ( CATACLYSM) + strephein 'to turn']
[U and C] a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering, or death
-synonym disaster disaster
environmental/nuclear/economic etc catastrophe
::The Black Sea is facing ecological catastrophe as a result of pollution.
prevent/avert a catastrophe
::Sudan requires Food immediately to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
[C] an event which is very bad for the people involved
-synonym disaster disaster catastrophe for
::If the contract is cancelled, it'll be a catastrophe for everyone concerned.
-- catastrophic /7kAtE5strCfIk ?@ -5strB:-/ adj
::a catastrophic fall in the price of rice
::The failure of the talks could have catastrophic consequences .
-- catastrophically /-kli/ adv