"fissure" meaning in English

See fissure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪʃ.ə(r)/ [UK], /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fissure.wav [UK] Forms: fissure [singular], fissures [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A fissure is a crack or opening in a rock.
    Sense id: simple-fissure-en-noun-Cs61bk0I
  2. A fissure is a long, narrow opening,
    Sense id: simple-fissure-en-noun-m4xqP1wH Categories (other): Anatomy

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɪʃ.ə(r)/ [UK], /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fissure.wav [UK] Forms: fissure [canonical], fissures [third-person, singular], fissured [past], fissured [past, participle], fissuring [present, participle]
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  1. If you fissure, you split or crack something to form a fissures.
    Sense id: simple-fissure-en-verb-Q8HBHkKb
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