English edit

Verb edit

fissuring

  1. present participle and gerund of fissure

Noun edit

fissuring (plural fissurings)

  1. The formation of a fissure.
    • 1847, The American Journal of Science and Arts, page 91:
      The borders of large subsiding areas sooner or later experiencing deep fissurings and extensive upliftings through the tension or horizontal force of the subsiding crust []