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1. (n.) fissure
a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.
2. fissure
a natural division or groove in an anatomical organ, as in the brain.
3. (v.t.) fissure
to make fissures in; cleave; split.
4. (v.i.) fissure
to open in fissures; become split.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L fissūra cleaving, cleft =fiss(us) (see fissi -) +-ūra -ure)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) crevice, cranny, crack, fissure, chap
a long narrow depression in a surface
2. (noun) crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
a long narrow opening
3. (verb) fissure
(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
4. (verb) fissure
break into fissures or fine cracks
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) fissure
a narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock
2. (verb) fissure
to cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture
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