fissure in English dictionary

  • fissure

    Meanings and definitions of "fissure"

    • To split forming fissures.
    • noun
      A crack or opening, as in a rock.
    • noun
      (anatomy)
      A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft, or tear; a sulcus.
    • verb
      To split forming fissures.
    • a crack or opening, as in a rock
    • A deep, steep-sided rift.
    • A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
    • noun
      (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
    • noun
      a long narrow depression in a surface
    • noun
      a long narrow opening
    • verb
      break into fissures or fine cracks

    Synonyms of "fissure" in English dictionary

    crevice, depression, chap are the top synonyms of "fissure" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of fissure

    • fissure ( plural  fissures)
    • fissure ( third-person singular simple present fissures, present participle fissuring, simple past and past participle fissured)
    • fissure (plural fissures)
    • fissure (third-person singular simple present fissures, present participle fissuring, simple past and past participle fissured)
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