/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005