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noun
1.
a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.
2.
cleavage (def. 1).
3.
Anatomy. a natural division or groove in an organ, as in the brain.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make fissures in; cleave; split.
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Fissure
is always a great word to know.
So is condyle. Does it mean:
| smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint |
| line or linear body structure |
verb (used without object)
5.
to open in fissures; become split.
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Example Sentences
- Kristensen found that the fissure in their marriage did not have to split their company apart, too.
- The lack of members, or shareholders, is the corporate legal fissure.
- Secondly the slope of the ground underneath the icecap is inwards, into the caldera, where the active fissure is at it.
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World English Dictionary
| fissure (ˈfɪʃə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any long narrow cleft or crack, esp in a rock |
| 2. | a weakness or flaw indicating impending disruption or discord: fissures in a decaying empire |
| 3. | anatomy See also sulcus a narrow split or groove that divides an organ such as the brain, lung, or liver into lobes |
| 4. | a small unnatural crack in the skin or mucous membrane, as between the toes or at the anus |
| 5. | a minute crack in the surface of a tooth, caused by imperfect joining of enamel during development |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to crack or split apart |
| [C14: from medical Latin fissūra, from Latin fissus split] | |
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Word Origin & History
fissure
c.1400, from O.Fr. fissure, from L. fissura "a cleft," from root of findere "to split, cleave," from PIE *bhi-n-d-, from base *bheid- "to split" (cf. Skt. bhinadmi "I cleave," O.H.G.
bizzan "to bite," O.E.
bita "a piece bitten off,
morsel," O.N. beita "to
hunt with dogs," beita
"pasture, food").
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
fissure fis·sure (fĭsh'ər)
n.
A deep furrow, cleft, or slit.
A developmental break or fault in the enamel of a tooth.
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Science Dictionary
fissure  (fĭsh'ər) Pronunciation Key
A long, narrow crack or opening in the face of a rock. Fissures are often filled with minerals of a different type from those in the surrounding rock. |
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