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fissure

Dictionary definition · fissure

noun

  1. a long narrow depression in a surface
  2. a long narrow cleft
  3. (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

verb

  1. break into fissures or fine cracks

Similar words

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).