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contrafissure

contrafissure noun: a fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.

Noun

contrafissure (plural contrafissures)

  1. A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
    • When the professor's body was opened the next day , the cranium was very entire , having neither fissure nor contrafissure1815, James Smith, The Panorama of Science and Art
    Synonyms:
    counterfissure

contrafissure meaning in Tamil

contrafissure in Tamil

அடிப்பட்ட இட எலும்பு முறிவு

Synonyms of contrafissure

Forms of contrafissure

pluralcontrafissures

Origin of contrafissure

From contra- + fissure.

Questions about contrafissure

What does contrafissure mean?
Contrafissure means a fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
What is contrafissure in Tamil?
Contrafissure in Tamil is அடிப்பட்ட இட எலும்பு முறிவு. See Contrafissure meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is contrafissure?
Contrafissure is a noun.
What is the plural of contrafissure?
The plural of contrafissure is contrafissures.

Words near contrafissure in the dictionary

  1. contrafagotto
  2. contrafagottos
  3. contrafibularities
  4. contrafield
  5. contrafields
  6. contrafissure
  7. contrafissures
  8. contraflow
  9. contraflowing
  10. contraflows
  11. contrafreeload

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