fissure

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fissure, from Old French fissure, from Latin fissūra (“a cleft, chink”), from findō (“to cleave, split, divide”) +‎ -tūra (nominal suffix). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɪʃ.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/, /ˈfɪʒ.ɚ/ Homophones: Fischer, Fisher, fisher, phisher Rhymes: -ɪʃə(ɹ) === Noun === fissure (plural fissures) A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth. Hyponym: microfissure (anatomy) A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ. Hyponyms: anal fissure, anterior median fissure, longitudinal fissure, orbital fissure, palpebral fissure, Rolandic fissure, sylvian fissure Coordinate terms: fossa, fovea, sulcus, cleft, lacuna, vallecula (anatomy) A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane. A state of incompatibility or disagreement. Synonym: schism ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fissure (third-person singular simple present fissures, present participle fissuring, simple past and past participle fissured) To split, forming fissures. ==== Derived terms ==== fissuration fissured (adjective) fissuring (noun) ==== Translations ==== === References === “fissure”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “fissure”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === fussier, surfies == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin fissūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fi.syʁ/ Rhymes: -yʁ === Noun === fissure f (plural fissures) fissure Synonym: fente ==== Related terms ==== fendre ==== Descendants ==== → Persian: فیسور (fisur) → Romanian: fisură ==== See also ==== ouverture === Verb === fissure inflection of fissurer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “fissure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Participle === fissūre vocative masculine singular of fissūrus == Middle English == === Alternative forms === ffissure === Etymology === From Old French fissure, from Latin fissūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fiˈsiu̯r(ə)/ === Noun === fissure (Late Middle English, rare) (anatomy) fissure, rupture (surgery) incision ==== Descendants ==== English: fissure ==== References ==== “fissūre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Portuguese == === Verb === fissure inflection of fissurar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative