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| fis·sure [ físhər ] |
noun (plural fis·sures) |
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1. crack: a long narrow crack or opening, especially in rock
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2. process of splitting: the process of dividing along a line
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3. schism in group: a division into factions of a group or political party
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4. anatomy split in body part: a natural or pathological division in a body part
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle fis·sured, present participle fis·sur·ing, 3rd person present singular fis·sures) |
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split, or cause to split: to split something along fairly regular lines, or undergo this process
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin fissura< fiss- (see fissi-)] |
