Plural of fissure
regular plural
The plural of fissure is fissures.
Forms of fissure
| Singular | fissure /ˈfɪʃ.ə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | fissures |
| Countable | countable |
Fissures in a sentence
- Some old, underfired clay pantiles might be damaged by button mosses rooting in cracks and fissures.2014 October 26, Jeff Howell, “Is the Japanese knotweed threat exaggerated? Our troubleshooter calls for calm about Japanese knotweed in…. From the entry root
- Fraccing fluids contain proppants that forced into the natural fractures of fissures of the rock under pressure.2014, Alireza Bahadori, Natural Gas Processing: Technology and Engineering Design (Technology and Engineering), Gulf Professional…. From the entry fraccing
- Those in rock fissures or coral crevices have stouter and more pyriform bodies.1992, Edward Bayler Cutler, The Sipuncula: Their Systematics, Biology, and Evolution, page 145. From the entry pyriform
- Such cryovolcanism probably occurred on Saturn's moon Enceladus (below right), where ices oozed through fissures.1990 August, Bradford A. Smith, “Voyage of the Century”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 65. From the entry Enceladus
- Warping of the continental plate created fissures and fractures in the Roraima sandstone plateaus.1989 May, Uwe George, “Venezuela's Islands in Time”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 543. From the entry continental plate
Meaning of fissure
- noun A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
- noun A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ.
- noun A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.
Questions about the plural of fissure
- What is the plural of fissure?
- The plural of fissure is fissures.
- Is fissure countable?
- Fissure is a countable noun.
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