A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
fissures
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fissures.
Editorial note
But yes, in the area the article is talking about, the ground is a patchwork of these fissures, which could easily conceal a body.
Quick take
A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of fissures gathered in one view.
A state of incompatibility or disagreement.
(anatomy) A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for fissures.
noun
A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
noun
A state of incompatibility or disagreement.
noun
(anatomy) A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ.
noun
(anatomy) A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.
Example sentences
But yes, in the area the article is talking about, the ground is a patchwork of these fissures, which could easily conceal a body.
If institutions are weak, development slows down and fissures in society grow larger and larger leading to a breaking point.
> But now the US is trying to … compete against 10x population and lack of similar levels of internal strife and fissures.
But now the US is trying to be xenophobic like China, restrict tech import/export like China but compete against 10x population and lack of similar levels of internal strife and fissures.
Homeopathic Treatment of Anal Fissures using Nitricum acidum Berlin Journal on Research in Homoeopathy, 1, 4/5, 286-287, December 1991.
Do I infer correctly that you believe that China has less internal strife and fissures than the US has?
But I really think that empathy will make it much easier to mend these kinds of fissures in our beliefs.
You widen existing fissures in society in order to control it.
It feels simplistic, but if the primary problem is fissures and pockets forming, I'd assume they would be full of air.
I am confident that the people who complain about paper and wet wipes are simply wiping way too hard causing chafing or even fissures.
>But now the US is trying to be xenophobic like China, restrict tech import/export like China but compete against 10x population and lack of similar levels of internal strife and fissures.
Haven't been up Mera, but back in the day, did do Island Peak which I understand is more difficult these days because of some glacial fissures.
Quote examples
The fissures of the 1899-1903 Colombian Civil War (4-10% of Colombians died) were never resolved and it morphed into "La Violencia" which then morphed into the ongoing Colombian conflict.
"Though they couldn't smell methane, they did put a match to the fissures from where the gas was oozing, and set it on fire." You can't smell methane - it's an odorless gas.
Fundamentally, the Assad regime mismanaged Syria, and it's lack of institutions outside of the Army and the Baath Party along with existing social fissures due to Hafez al-Assad's brutal repression of Sunnis in the 1970s-80s meant Syria's collapse was a question of "when" and not "if".
When I was in Iceland I was told that tarred/paved roads are a relatively recent thing, given the volcanic landscape and the large number of fissures and caves, it's easy to see how you could wonder away from the "road", stumble, fall or just try to find shelter somewhere and succumb to the cold.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use fissures in a sentence?
But yes, in the area the article is talking about, the ground is a patchwork of these fissures, which could easily conceal a body.
What does fissures mean?
A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
What part of speech is fissures?
fissures is commonly used as noun.