Used in a Sentence

fissure

How to use fissure in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for fissure.

Editorial note

With much less material you can simply roof off one of these and carve rooms into the walls of the fissure.

Examples12
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a long narrow depression in a surface

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fissure gathered in one view.

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fissure.

noun

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

verb

break into fissures or fine cracks

Example sentences

1

With much less material you can simply roof off one of these and carve rooms into the walls of the fissure.

2

I lament the pressure for US nuclear families to fissure apart.

3

[13] Photographs of the brain show an enlarged Sylvian fissure.

4

I guess the impact would be much less than that from underwater volcanoes and fissure vents that exist already.

5

Several years ago Kevin Smith claimed on his podcasts that his anal fissure was from reading on the toilet for extended periods.

6

This can only worsen the class fissure which had already developed along generational lines.

7

After 14 days, the pain has drastically reduced, but I started having constipation, minor fissure.

8

For an irreparable fissure to occur within the Elite, splitting it into two or more pieces that want nothing more to destroy each other.

9

[1][2] The use of a sharp explorer to diagnose caries in pit and fissure sites is no longer recommended and clinicians instead should rely on "sharp eyes and a blunt explorer or probe.

10

Tobias wrapped up this fine post writing, the "gap [between developed and underdeveloped counties] will be, if it continues, a major fissure in a future America.

11

He's expressing that he didn't see it coming: Even with this knowledge base I failed to pay attention to what I knew was a deep systematic fissure in the financial markets signaled by the fall of Bear Stearns.

12

That's probably a bad contact or a tiny fissure that makes contact again when cooledAnd the failed part is either needed only on bootup or when the current gets going it doesn't stop until it's powered off again

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fissure in a sentence?

With much less material you can simply roof off one of these and carve rooms into the walls of the fissure.

What does fissure mean?

a long narrow depression in a surface

What part of speech is fissure?

fissure is commonly used as noun, verb.