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fissure
/ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/
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What does fissure mean?
noun
- A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
- A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ.
- A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A state of incompatibility or disagreement.
verb
- To split, forming fissures.
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IPA pronunciation
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I fall back upon a fissure, a lack of continuity somewhere, although my examination fails to discover any on the Mason-bee's nest.
The snow filling them was perfectly firm, but, almost always along the windward edge, probing with an ice-axe would disclose a fissure.
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Their spirits have never rested, but come out at all times from the huge fissure in the ridges where their bodies were put.
The inferior fissure does not extend as far as the gray commissure, leaving the lateral inferior columns connected by a white commissure.