English dictionary
fissure
/'f/I//S//@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a long narrow depression in a surface
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a long narrow opening
Source: WordNet 3.0
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(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the <i>fissure</i> of a rock.
Source: webster1913
verb
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break into fissures or fine cracks
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture.
Source: webster1913