scissure

Betekenis (Engels)

A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.

Synoniemen

cleft

crack

fissure

crevice

chap

breach

rift

slit

split

incisura

crevasse

Vertalingen

clivella

esquerda

fissura

escletxa

fenedura

esberla

σχισμή

crevasse

fente

fissure

apertura

crepa

crepatura

fenditura

fessura

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsɪʃə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Italiaans: scissura

In summary

Late Latin *scissura (“fissure”) (compare Italian scissura), from Latin scissurus (“about to split”), from scindo (“I split”).