C1nounformalnaturescience
US/ˈfɪʃ.ər/
UK/ˈfɪʃ.ə/
a long, narrow crack in rock or the ground; also a split between groups of people
In context
Hot lava poured out of a fissure that opened near the village.
After the earthquake, deep fissures appeared in the road.
The debate revealed a fissure between the party's young and older members.
Words that go with fissure
adjective + noun
- deep fissureA deep fissure cut across the glacier.
- volcanic fissureGas escaped from a volcanic fissure on the mountain.
- narrow fissurePlants grew out of a narrow fissure in the cliff.
noun + preposition
- fissure inWater leaked through a fissure in the rock.
noun + noun
- fissure eruptionA fissure eruption sends lava out along a long crack, not from one peak.