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"fissure" Definition

  1. n. A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock.
  2. v. t. To cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture.

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Position in dictionary: 37976 of 111710 words.
Word Type: n., v. t.,
Words that start with "fissure": 2
Words that end with "fissure": 2
Words that contain "fissure": 3
Next words in dictionary: fissurella, fist, fisted, fistic, fisticuff, fisting, fistinut, fistuca, fistula, fistulae
Previous words in dictionary: fissuration, fissural, fissirostres, fissirostral, fissipedia, fissipedal, fissiped, fissipation, fissiparous, fissiparity

English Dictionary Definition of fissure

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