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fissure

(fɪʃəʳ)

Word forms: plural fissures

countable noun

A fissure is a deep crack in something, especially in rock or in the ground.

Synonyms: crack, opening, hole, split More Synonyms of fissure

fissure in British English

(ˈfɪʃə)

noun

any long narrow cleft or crack, esp in a rock

a weakness or flaw indicating impending disruption or discord

fissures in a decaying empire

3. anatomy

a narrow split or groove that divides an organ such as the brain, lung, or liver into lobes

fissure in American English

(ˈfɪʃər)

noun

a long, narrow, deep cleft or crack

a dividing or breaking into parts

3. Anatomy

a groove between lobes or parts of an organ, as in the brain

4. Medicine

a break or ulceration where skin and mucous membrane join

anal fissure

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈfissured or ˈfissuring

to break into parts; crack or split apart

Word origin

ME < OFr < L fissura < fissus: see fission

Examples of 'fissure' in a sentence
fissure

The move was controversial given the deep fissures in the eurozone.But why did one generation think in terms of mechanical balances and the other in terms of structural cracks and fissures?It opens so many fissures.Signs of deficiency may include a tongue with deep fissures in it, or one which is bright red and very smooth.More than 40 people were killed and nearly 2,000 injured as buildings collapsed and huge fissures opened up across the island.Tiny fissures are opened in the rock, through which the trapped gas can then escape, be brought to the surface and piped off.

(noun) in the sense of crack

Definition

any long narrow cleft or crack, esp. in a rock

There was a great crack, and a fissure opened up.

Synonyms

crack

She watched him though a crack in the curtains.

opening

He squeezed through an opening in the fence.

hole

They got in through a hole in the wall.

kids with holes in the knees of their jeans

split

The seat had a few small splits around the corners.

gap

the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames

rent

welling up from a rent in the ground

fault

breach

A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall.

break

a break in the earth's surface

fracture

large fractures in the crust creating the valleys

rift

In the open bog are many rifts and potholes.

slit

She watched them through a slit in the curtain.

rupture

ruptures in a 60-mile pipeline on the island

cleavage

cleft

a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through

chink

He peered through a chink in the curtains.

crevice

a huge boulder with rare ferns growing in every crevice

cranny

The lizards fled into crannies in the rocks.

interstice

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fishy
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in the sense of rupture

Definition

the act of breaking or the state of being broken

ruptures in a 60-mile pipeline on the island

Synonyms

break,

tear,

split,

crack,

rent,

burst,

breach,

fracture,

cleavage,

cleft,

fissure

in the sense of slit

Definition

a long narrow cut or opening

She watched them through a slit in the curtain.

Synonyms

opening,

split,

crack,

aperture,

chink,

space

in the sense of split

Definition

a gap or rift caused by splitting

The seat had a few small splits around the corners.

Synonyms

crack,

tear,

rip,

damage,

gap,

rent,

breach,

slash,

slit,

fissure

单词	fissure
释义	Trends of fissure View usage for: fissure (fɪʃəʳ) Word forms: plural fissures countable noun A fissure is a deep crack in something, especially in rock or in the ground. Synonyms: crack, opening, hole, split More Synonyms of fissure fissure in British English (ˈfɪʃə) noun 1. any long narrow cleft or crack, esp in a rock 2. a weakness or flaw indicating impending disruption or discord fissures in a decaying empire 3. anatomy a narrow split or groove that divides an organ such as the brain, lung, or liver into lobes See also sulcus 4. a small unnatural crack in the skin or mucous membrane, as between the toes or at the anus 5. a minute crack in the surface of a tooth, caused by imperfect joining of enamel during development verb 6. to crack or split apart Word origin C14: from medical Latin fissūra, from Latin fissus split fissure in American English (ˈfɪʃər) noun 1. a long, narrow, deep cleft or crack 2. a dividing or breaking into parts 3. Anatomy a groove between lobes or parts of an organ, as in the brain 4. Medicine a break or ulceration where skin and mucous membrane join anal fissure verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈfissured or ˈfissuring 5. to break into parts; crack or split apart Word origin ME < OFr < L fissura < fissus: see fission Examples of 'fissure' in a sentence fissure The move was controversial given the deep fissures in the eurozone. Times, Sunday Times (2011) But why did one generation think in terms of mechanical balances and the other in terms of structural cracks and fissures? Kantrow, Alan M. The Constraints of Corporate Tradition (1987) It opens so many fissures. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Signs of deficiency may include a tongue with deep fissures in it, or one which is bright red and very smooth. Chaitow, Leon The Beat Fatigue Workbook - how to identify the causes (1988) More than 40 people were killed and nearly 2,000 injured as buildings collapsed and huge fissures opened up across the island. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Tiny fissures are opened in the rock, through which the trapped gas can then escape, be brought to the surface and piped off. Times, Sunday Times (2011) (noun) in the sense of crack Definition any long narrow cleft or crack, esp. in a rock There was a great crack, and a fissure opened up. Synonyms crack She watched him though a crack in the curtains. opening He squeezed through an opening in the fence. hole They got in through a hole in the wall. kids with holes in the knees of their jeans split The seat had a few small splits around the corners. gap the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames rent welling up from a rent in the ground fault breach A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall. break a break in the earth's surface fracture large fractures in the crust creating the valleys rift In the open bog are many rifts and potholes. slit She watched them through a slit in the curtain. rupture ruptures in a 60-mile pipeline on the island cleavage cleft a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through chink He peered through a chink in the curtains. crevice a huge boulder with rare ferns growing in every crevice cranny The lizards fled into crannies in the rocks. interstice Seecleft Nearby words of fissure fishing fishy fission fissure fit fit as a fiddle fit in Synonyms of 'fissure' fissure Explore 'fissure' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of rupture Definition the act of breaking or the state of being broken ruptures in a 60-mile pipeline on the island Synonyms break, tear, split, crack, rent, burst, breach, fracture, cleavage, cleft, fissure in the sense of slit Definition a long narrow cut or opening She watched them through a slit in the curtain. Synonyms opening, split, crack, aperture, chink, space in the sense of split Definition a gap or rift caused by splitting The seat had a few small splits around the corners. Synonyms crack, tear, rip, damage, gap, rent, breach, slash, slit, fissure
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