The difference between Split and Unbroken

When used as adjectives, split means divided, whereas unbroken means whole, not divided into parts.


Split is also noun with the meaning: a crack or longitudinal fissure.

Split is also verb with the meaning: of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

check bellow for the other definitions of Split and Unbroken

  1. Split as an adjective:

    Divided.

    Examples:

    "Republicans appear split on the centerpiece of Mr. Obama's economic recovery plan."

  2. Split as an adjective (algebra, of a [[short exact sequence]]):

    Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others.

  3. Split as an adjective (of coffee):

    Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.

  4. Split as an adjective (stock exchange, of an order, sale, etc.):

    Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price.

  5. Split as an adjective (stock exchange, historical, of quotations):

    Given in sixteenths rather than the usual eighths.

    Examples:

    "<math>10\frac{3}{16}</math> is a split quotation."

  6. Split as an adjective (London stock exchange):

    Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.

  1. Split as a noun:

    A crack or longitudinal fissure.

  2. Split as a noun:

    A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.

  3. Split as a noun:

    A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.

  4. Split as a noun (leather manufacture):

    One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.

  5. Split as a noun (gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, usually in the phrase “to do the splits”):

    A maneuver of spreading or sliding the feet apart until the legs are flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the body completely to the floor in an upright position.

  6. Split as a noun (baseball, slang):

    A split-finger fastball.

    Examples:

    "He’s got a nasty split."

  7. Split as a noun (bowling):

    A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.

  8. Split as a noun:

    A split shot or split stroke.

  9. Split as a noun:

    A dessert or confection resembling a banana split.

  10. Split as a noun (US):

    A unit of measure used for champagne or other spirits: 18.75 centiliter or one quarter of a standard .75 liter bottle. Commercially comparable to 1/20th gallon, which is 1/2 of a fifth.

  11. Split as a noun:

    A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters, half the volume of a standard .75 liter bottle; a demi.

  12. Split as a noun (athletics):

    The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a race.

    Examples:

    "In the 3000m race, his 800m split was 1:45.32"

  13. Split as a noun (video games):

    The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a speedrun.

  14. Split as a noun (construction):

    A tear resulting from tensile stresses.

  15. Split as a noun (gambling):

    A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.

  16. Split as a noun (music):

    A recording containing songs by multiple artists.

  1. Split as a verb (transitive, ergative):

    Of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

    Examples:

    "He has split his lip."

  2. Split as a verb (intransitive):

    Of something solid particularly wood, to break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

  3. Split as a verb (transitive):

    To share; to divide.

    Examples:

    "We split the money among three people."

  4. Split as a verb (slang):

    To leave.

    Examples:

    "Let's split this scene and see if we can find a real party."

  5. Split as a verb:

    To separate or break up.

    Examples:

    "Did you hear Dick and Jane split? They'll probably get a divorce."

  6. Split as a verb (algebra, transitive, and, intransitive, acts on a [[polynomial]]):

    To factor into linear factors.

  7. Split as a verb:

    To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.

  8. Split as a verb:

    To burst out laughing.

  9. Split as a verb (slang, dated):

    To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Thackeray"

  10. Split as a verb (sports):

    In athletics (esp. baseball), when both teams involved in a doubleheader each win one game and lose another game.

    Examples:

    "Boston split with Philadelphia in a doubleheader, winning the first game 3-1 before losing 2-0 in the nightcap."

  1. Unbroken as an adjective:

    Whole, not divided into parts.

    Examples:

    "After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken."

  2. Unbroken as an adjective:

    Of a horse, not tamed.

    Examples:

    "There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie."

  3. Unbroken as an adjective:

    Continuous, without interruption.

    Examples:

    "The team's unbroken winning streak was a record."

  1. Unbroken as a verb: