fissure
/ˈfɪʃər/
noun
- A long, narrow crack or opening in a surface, especially in rock or the ground.
- Water seeped into the fissure in the sidewalk.
- The earthquake created a deep fissure in the desert floor.
- A small fissure in the dam needed to be repaired immediately.
- A division or split between people, groups, or ideas.
- The political fissure between the two parties grew wider over time.
- The family reunion helped heal the fissure between the siblings.
- There was a fissure in the community after the controversial decision.
- A narrow groove or fold in the surface of an organ, such as the brain.
- The doctor pointed out a fissure in the liver during the surgery.
- Each fissure in the cerebral cortex has a specific name and function.
- The brain's fissures increase its surface area.
verb
- To split or crack open, forming a long narrow opening.
- The old wall started to fissure after years of weathering.
- The dry ground began to fissure under the intense heat.
- Pressure caused the rock to fissure along a weak line.
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