단층

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 斷層, from 斷 (“break”) + 層 (“layer, level, floor”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɲt͡ɕʰɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [단층]

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɲt͡ɕʰɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [단층]

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”)