Fissure Meaning
/ˈfɪʃ.ə/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
nounA groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ.
Sentence Examples
The hiker fell into a deep fissure.
The earthquake created a large fissure.
A deep fissure opened in the ground after the earthquake.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A deep ____ appeared in the rock wall after the small earthquake.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A deep ____ opened in the ground after the earthquake, making the mountain road completely impassable.
Word Origin & History
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).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"After Miller's Dale Junction, the main Derby-Manchester line crosses the Wye for the last time and turns north-west up Great Rocks Dale, a natural fissure several miles long."
— 1960 April, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak—Derby to Manchester: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 224:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A deep ____ appeared in the rock wall after the small earthquake.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A deep ____ opened in the ground after the earthquake, making the mountain road completely impassable.