fissure
See also: fissuré
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English fissure, from Old French fissure, from Latin fissūra (“a cleft, chink”), from findō (“to cleave, split, divide”) + -tūra (nominal suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɪʃ.ə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/, /ˈfɪʒ.ɚ/
- Homophones: Fischer, Fisher, fisher, phisher
- Rhymes: -ɪʃə(ɹ)
Noun edit
fissure (plural fissures)
- A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
- Hyponym: microfissure
- 1960 April, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak—Derby to Manchester: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 224:
- After Miller's Dale Junction, the main Derby-Manchester line crosses the Wye for the last time and turns north-west up Great Rocks Dale, a natural fissure several miles long.
- (anatomy) A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ; a sulcus.
- (anatomy) A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.
- A state of incompatibility or disagreement.
- Synonym: schism
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
crack or opening
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anatomic groove
Verb edit
fissure (third-person singular simple present fissures, present participle fissuring, simple past and past participle fissured)
Derived terms edit
- fissuration
- fissured (adjective)
- fissuring (noun)
Translations edit
to split
References edit
- “fissure”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “fissure”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin fissūra.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fissure f (plural fissures)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
See also edit
Verb edit
fissure
- inflection of fissurer:
Further reading edit
- “fissure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Participle edit
fissūre
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French fissure, from Latin fissūra.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fissure (Late Middle English, rare)
Descendants edit
- English: fissure
References edit
- “fissūre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
fissure
- inflection of fissurar: