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scissure

/ˈsɪʃə(ɹ)/

scissure noun: a longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.

Noun

scissure (plural scissures)

  1. A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
    • the soul is without any further act of violence forced out of its place , that it takes its flight home to heaven , being thus let out at the scissure, as at the window ; and only the two fragments of carcase remain behinda. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon

Forms of scissure

pluralscissures

Origin of scissure

From Late Latin scissura (“fissure”), from Latin scissurus (“about to split”), from scindo (“to split”).

Words that rhyme with scissure

Questions about scissure

What does scissure mean?
Scissure means a longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
What part of speech is scissure?
Scissure is a noun.
How do you pronounce scissure?
Scissure is pronounced /ˈsɪʃə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of scissure?
The plural of scissure is scissures.

Words near scissure in the dictionary

  1. scissorstails
  2. scissortail
  3. scissortails
  4. scissorwise
  5. scissura
  6. scissure
  7. scissurellid
  8. scissurellids
  9. scissures
  10. scita
  11. scitament

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