Fissure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a long narrow depression in a surface

a long narrow opening

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɪʃɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scissure cranny crevice crack chap cleft

Parts of Speech

noun	a long narrow depression in a surface
noun	a long narrow opening
noun	(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
verb	break into fissures or fine cracks

Word Forms

fissure	verb	break into fissures or fine cracks
crack	verb	break partially but keep its integrity
fissure	noun	a long narrow opening

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spalt

eine lange schmale Vertiefung in einer Oberfläche

🇪🇸Spanish

fisura

una depresión larga y estrecha en una superficie

🇮🇹Italian

fessura

una depressione lunga e stretta in una superficie

🇳🇱Dutch

spleet

een lange smalle verdieping in een oppervlak

🇵🇹Portuguese

fissura

uma depressão longa e estreita em uma superfície

🇷🇺Russian

трещина

длинное узкое углубление на поверхности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दरार

किसी सतह पर एक लंबा संकीर्ण गड्ढा

🇧🇩Bengali

ফাটল

একটি পৃষ্ঠে একটি দীর্ঘ সংকীর্ণ বিষণ্নতা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிளவு

ஒரு மேற்பரப்பில் ஒரு நீண்ட குறுகிய தாழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

చీలిక

ఉపరితలంలో పొడవైన ఇరుకైన మాంద్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

फूट

पृष्ठभागावर एक लांब अरुंद उदासीनता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફિશર

સપાટીમાં લાંબી સાંકડી ડિપ્રેશન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿರುಕು

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೀರ್ಘ ಕಿರಿದಾದ ಖಿನ್ನತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിള്ളൽ

ഒരു ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ ഒരു നീണ്ട ഇടുങ്ങിയ വിഷാദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿਸ਼ਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਲੰਬੀ ਤੰਗ ਉਦਾਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

دراڑ

سطح میں ایک لمبا تنگ ڈپریشن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

裂缝

表面上的狭长凹陷

🇯🇵Japanese

亀裂

表面の細長いくぼみ

🇰🇷Korean

열구

표면에 길고 좁은 함몰

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vết nứt

một vết lõm dài và hẹp trên bề mặt

🇹🇭Thai

รอยแยก

ความหดหู่แคบยาวในพื้นผิว

🇮🇩Indonesian

celah

depresi sempit yang panjang di suatu permukaan

🇵🇭Filipino

bitak

isang mahabang makitid na depresyon sa isang ibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

rekahan

lekukan sempit yang panjang di permukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الشق

انخفاض ضيق طويل في السطح

🇮🇷Persian

شکاف

یک فرورفتگی باریک طولانی در یک سطح

🇹🇷Turkish

çatlak

bir yüzeyde uzun ve dar bir çöküntü

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּקִיעַ

שקע צר וארוך במשטח

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The primary meaning of 'fissure' is 'a long narrow depression in a surface'.

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Using 'fissure' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fissure' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fissure' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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