fissura — meaning in English

English meaning

• breach noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
• cleft noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
• fissure noun A long, narrow crack or split, especially in rock, ground, or body tissue.
• split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.

Senses

fissura is used for these senses in English:

• breach A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.
• cleft An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
• split A crack or longitudinal fissure.

breach — full definition

1. noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
2. noun A gap made by breaking through something solid, such as a wall or defence.
3. verb To break through or violate something.

cleft — full definition

1. noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
2. adj Split or divided, especially by a deep crack or notch.

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