fissure

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
2. A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ.
3. A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.
4. A state of incompatibility or disagreement.

Verb

To split, forming fissures.

Concepts

fissure

fente

crevasse

fossé

déchirure

gerçure

se briser

se casser

trou

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cassure

craquelure

décrochement

discontinuité

être déchiré

être écrasé

fêlure

fissurer

interstice

lézarde

scissure

se cliver

se fendre

brèche

se fissurer

entaille

faille

fracture

gouffre

précipice

Synonymes

crack

cleft

crevice

split

rift

chink

gap

fracture

hole

🕳️

slot

rent

slit

chap

cranny

chasm

flaw

crevasse

breach

aperture

cavity

joint

abyss

break

cleave

cracked

hollow

interstice

leak

opening

puncture

rip

scissure

tear

vacuity

fissura

space between rocks

scracth

be fractured

jaw

cracking

become fissured

hori zontal cleft

perforation

placket

precipice

cracked soil

clink

check

horizontal cleft

rupture

Traductions

fessura

Riss

Sprung

crepa

Spalte

fisura

fissura

fenditura

Kluft

fenda

grieta

hendedura

raja

fissura

kloof

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfɪʃ.ə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: fissure

In summary

From Middle English fissure, from Old French fissure, from Latin fissūra (“a cleft, chink”), from findō (“to cleave, split, divide”) + -tūra (nominal suffix).