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fissure

/ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
fis-sure
IPA
/ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.

noun

A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ.

noun

A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.

noun

A state of incompatibility or disagreement.

verb

To split, forming fissures.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti Proto-Italic *findō Latin findō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin fissūrader. Old French fissurebor. Middle English fissure English fissure From Middle English fissure, from Old French fissure, from Latin fissūra (“a cleft, chink”), from findō (“to cleave, split, divide”) + -tūra (nominal suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fissure, fissūra

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/
  • British English: /ˈfɪʃ.ə/

Inflected Forms

fissures (plural) fissures (present, singular) fissuring (participle, present) fissured (participle, past) fissured (past)

Derived Forms

contrafissure counterfissure fissural fissurate fissureless fissurelike fissuriform fissurization fissurotomy fissury laryngofissure thyrofissure

Phrases

ape-fissure fissure needle fissure vein fissure vent inferior orbital fissure pterygomaxillary fissure superior orbital fissure Sylvian fissure

Frequently Paired Words

fossa fovea sulcus cleft lacuna vallecula

Synonyms

schism crack cleft crevice scissure cranny chap

Homonyms

Fischer Fisher phisher

Rhymes With

fisher fischer swisher wisher disher visscher bisher risher tischer discher krisher pysher

Questions

How do you pronounce fissure?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/.
What does fissure mean?
A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
Where does fissure come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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