fissure

[US]/ˈfɪʃə(r)/
[UK]/ˈfɪʃər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a long narrow crack or opening; a split or division; a separation
vt. & vi. to crack open.

Phrases & Collocations

deep fissure

rock fissure

fissure formation

fissure water

anal fissure

fissure zone

fissure sealant

Example Sentences

incisure A notch, fissure or cleft in a bone.

the serious fissure in the Labor Party

low cliffs of fissured Silurian rock.

Formation and development of ground fissure are controlled by neotectonics.

the fissure between private sector business and the newly expanding public sector.

a fissure opened and yellow smoke geysered upward.

In addition, the right hepatic vein was not an accurate indicator of the position of the right interlobar fissure especially in the superior part and inferior part.

To describe the anisotropy of microdamage of the crust block, we use the damage tensor that is expressed in the fissure density.

Conclusions:Light cure pit and fissure sealant technique can be used to treat pit and fissure caries after the cariated dentin has been cleared up.

Results: The whole choroid fissure was clearly displayed as fissures full of cerebrospinal fluid on MRI.It go with choroid plexus of lateral ventricle congruously .

It is associated with high perinatal mortality, thick fissured skin, marked ectropion (eyelid eersion), eclabium (eersion of the lips), and flexion deformities.

Methods The serial sheet transverse sections of the superior orbital fissure region obtained using collodion microtomy in 5 adult cadaver heads were observed.

The orebody is controlled by SN, NW faults and fissures, the ore deposit belongs to magmatic hydrothermalism-stratabound and compound magmatic hydrothermalism type one.

Real-world Examples

Absolutely. There are two major fissures at the moment. One is Turkey.

Source: NPR News December 2019 Compilation

But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure.

Source: New Concept English. American Edition. Book Three (Translation)

The falx cerebri goes down into the longitudinal fissure, that separates the hemispheres of the brain.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

Like most Israeli election campaigns, this one ripped open the fissures in Israeli society.

Source: New York Times

Anywhere on that fissure we can see that an eruption could happen.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

A delicate daffodil sprang up from the fissure.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

A new lava fissure has opened up in Hawai.

Source: BBC World Headlines

Roads damaged by the earthquakes, a crumbling tarmac, broken sidewalks and gaping fissures in the road.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

The new fissures have impacted the eastern area.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

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