English noun: fissure |
1. | fissure (shape) a long narrow depression in a surface |
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| Synonyms | chap, crack, cranny, crevice |
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| Broader (hypernym) | depression, impression, imprint |
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2. | fissure (object) a long narrow opening |
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| Synonyms | cleft, crack, crevice, scissure |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gap, opening |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | break, chap, chink, crevasse, fatigue crack, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, rift, shift, slit, split, vent, volcano |
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3. | fissure (body) (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes |
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| Broader (hypernym) | groove, vallecula |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | hilum, hilus, sulcus |
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| Domain category | anatomy, general anatomy |
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