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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fissure \Fis"sure\, n. [L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to
     cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.]
     A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a
     cleft; as, the fissure of a rock.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Cerebral fissures (Anat.), the furrows or clefts by which
        the surface of the cerebrum is divided; esp., the furrows
        first formed by the infolding of the whole wall of the
        cerebrum.
  
     Fissure needle (Surg.), a spiral needle for catching
        together the gaping lips of wounds. --Knight.
  
     Fissure of rolando (Anat.), the furrow separating the
        frontal from the parietal lobe in the cerebrum.
  
     Fissure of Sylvius (Anat.), a deep cerebral fissure
        separating the frontal from the temporal lobe. See Illust.
        under Brain.
  
     Fissure vein (Mining), a crack in the earth's surface
        filled with mineral matter. --Raymond.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fissure \Fis"sure\, v. t.
     To cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fissure \Fis"sure\, v. t.
     To cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fissure \Fis"sure\, n. [L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to
     cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.]
     A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a
     cleft; as, the fissure of a rock.
  
     Cerebral fissures (Anat.), the furrows or clefts by which
        the surface of the cerebrum is divided; esp., the furrows
        first formed by the infolding of the whole wall of the
        cerebrum.
  
     Fissure needle (Surg.), a spiral needle for catching
        together the gaping lips of wounds. --Knight.
  
     Fissure of rolando (Anat.), the furrow separating the
        frontal from the parietal lobe in the cerebrum.
  
     Fissure of Sylvius (Anat.), a deep cerebral fissure
        separating the frontal from the temporal lobe. See Illust.
        under Brain.
  
     Fissure vein (Mining), a crack in the earth's surface
        filled with mineral matter. --Raymond.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  fissure
       n 1: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: crevice, cranny,
             crack, chap]
       2: a long narrow opening [syn: crack, cleft, crevice, scissure]
       3: (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ
          into lobes
       v : break into fissures or fine cracks

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fissure
     Γαλλικά n.
     η ρωγμή, το ρήγμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fissure
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la fissūrus  voc m s)
     Middle English n.
     1 (lb enm anatomy) (l en fissure), rupture
     2 (lb enm surgery) incision
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: fissurar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  fissure
     n.
     1 A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting,
  especially in rock or earth.
     2 (lb en anatomy) A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear
  between body parts or in the substance of an organ; a sulcus.
     3 (lb en anatomy) A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction
  of skin and mucous membrane.
     4 A state of incompatibility or disagreement.
     vb.
     To split, forming #Nouns.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  fissure
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la fissūrus  voc m s)
     Middle English n.
     1 (lb enm anatomy) (l en fissure), rupture
     2 (lb enm surgery) incision
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: fissurar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  fissure
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la fissūrus  voc m s)
     Middle English n.
     1 (lb enm anatomy) (l en fissure), rupture
     2 (lb enm surgery) incision
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: fissurar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fissure
     Ranska n.
     halkeama, rako, särö
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm1 1 fissur e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fissure
     Engelska n.
     klyfta, rämna, spricka, fissur
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg språk=en transitivt) klyva, splittra, brista
     2 (tagg språk=en intransitivt) klyvas, splittras, bristas

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Fissure /fˈɪʃə/
  الشقّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fissure //ˈfɪʃ.ə// //ˈfɪʃ.ɚ// //ˈfɪʒ.ɚ// 
  пукнатина, цепнатина
  crack or opening

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  fissure /fˈɪʃə/ 
  trhlina

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  fissure /fˈɪʃə/ 
  prasklina