Fissure Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ure

Fissure has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions

Noun

a long narrow depression in a surface

crevice cranny crack fissure chap

a long narrow opening

crack cleft crevice fissure scissure

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

fissure

A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.

Verb

break into fissures or fine cracks

fissure

To split, forming fissures.

See Also

proppant hairline split meiofauna parting rime fluework crevice

Related Terms

proppant hairline split meiofauna parting rime fluework crevice parafacial sylvian fissure obturator hilum fissureless crack fissurization rift zone stufa scissura oak leather chockstone

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

depression opening groove crack

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

chap chink crevasse fatigue crack fault rift slit split vent sulcus hilus

Rhyming Words

ure cure lure fure kure yure eure ture pure bure sure mure dure shure viure heure azure alure coure youre

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