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fissure

noun

ˈfi-shər

as in crevice

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure lava flows up through a fissure in the earth's crust

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Recent Examples of fissure The fissure that was created on Wednesday night stretched about 1.8 miles long, according to the country's meteorological office. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024 But as the minutes pass, a few fissures seem evident. —

Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024 From contentious decisions in sports to debates in pop culture, the term has been used to describe a multitude of fissures across society. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 Here's a different version of the Landsat 9 satellite showing more of the surrounding landscape of the Reykjanes Peninsula: Lava coming from an eruptive fissure near Iceland's Stóra Skógfell peak is seen in this image acquired by the Landsat 9 satellite on November 24, 2024. —

Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fissure