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fissures

fissures is the plural of fissure.

fissures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fissure.

Meaning of fissure

Noun

fissure (plural fissures)

  1. A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
    • 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.1960 April, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak—Derby to Manchester: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 224
  2. A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ.
  3. A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.
  4. A state of incompatibility or disagreement.
    Synonyms:
    schism

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Phrases with fissures

Questions about fissures

What is fissures the plural of?
Fissures is the plural of fissure.

Words near fissures in the dictionary

  1. fissurellas
  2. fissurellid
  3. fissurellids
  4. fissurelloid
  5. fissurelloids
  6. fissures
  7. fissuriform
  8. fissuring
  9. fissurings
  10. fissurization
  11. fissurizations

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