fissure

Transitive VerbIntransitive Verb[C/U] Both

pl: fissurespast: fissuredpp: fissureding: fissuring

This term carries a clinical or technical weight, evoking images of geological instability or medical precision. It suggests a clean, structural break rather than a jagged tear or a messy hole, implying a separation that occurs along a specific line of weakness.

Countable when referring to a specific physical crack in a rock or a bone. Uncountable when describing the general state of being split or fragmented.

Meanings

Noun

[something]

A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting.

"The geologist pointed out a deep fissure in the canyon wall."

Transitive Verb

[something]

To split or crack something into separate parts.

"The extreme heat caused the clay to fissure as it dried."

Intransitive Verb

[something]

To split or crack open.

"The dry earth began to fissure under the relentless sun."

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