FISSURE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
Categories: Groove, Vallecula
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
break into fissures or fine cracks
Categories: Crack
Synonyms
Crevice, Crack, Cleft, Scissure, Fissure
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "fissure" comes from Latin fissūra. It started in Old French fissure. Then it appeared in Middle English fissure.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.