(thing) by Kawika Mon Aug 13 2001 at 1:19:37
A microscopic to submicroscopic crack, flaw or inclusion, around which tensile stresses concentrate, leading to crack propogation and failure.

In real world terms, that tiny chip in your windshield that keeps spreading further and further each day is a Griffith Flaw.

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