FISSURE


Meaning of FISSURE in English

/ ˈfɪʃə(r); NAmE / noun

( technical ) a long deep crack in sth, especially in rock or in the earth

►  fis·sured adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French , or from Latin fissura , from findere to split.

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