| 单词 | fissure |
| 释义 | fissure[ fish-er ] / ˈfɪʃ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fissure ON THESAURUS.COM nouna narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts. cleavage (def. 1). Anatomy. a natural division or groove in an organ, as in the brain. verb (used with object), fis·sured, fis·sur·ing.to make fissures in; cleave; split. verb (used without object), fis·sured, fis·sur·ing.to open in fissures; become split. Origin of fissure1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin fissūra cleaving, cleft, fissure, equivalent to fiss(us) divided (see fissi-) + -ūra-ure OTHER WORDS FROM fissurefis·su·ral, adjectivefis·sure·less, adjectivesub·fis·sure, nounsu·per·fis·sure, nounWords nearby fissurefissiparity, fissiparous, fissiped, fissirostral, fissura, fissure, fissured fracture, fissure eruption, fissure of Rolando, fissure of round ligament, fissure of Sylvius Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fissureBritish Dictionary definitions for fissurefissure / (ˈfɪʃə) / nounany long narrow cleft or crack, esp in a rock a weakness or flaw indicating impending disruption or discordfissures in a decaying empire anatomy a narrow split or groove that divides an organ such as the brain, lung, or liver into lobesSee also sulcus a small unnatural crack in the skin or mucous membrane, as between the toes or at the anus a minute crack in the surface of a tooth, caused by imperfect joining of enamel during development verbto crack or split apart Word Origin for fissureC14: from medical Latin fissūra, from Latin fissus split Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for fissurefissure [ fĭsh′ər ] n.A deep furrow, cleft, or slit. A developmental break or fault in the enamel of a tooth. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for fissurefissure [ fĭsh′ər ] A long, narrow crack or opening in the face of a rock. Fissures are often filled with minerals of a different type from those in the surrounding rock. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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