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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti Proto-Italic *findō Latin findō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin fissūrader. Old French fissurebor. Middle English fissure English fissure From Middle English fissure, from Old French fissure, from Latin fissūra (“a cleft, chink”), from findō (“to cleave, split, divide”) + -tūra (nominal suffix).

derived from fissūra
derived from fissure
inherited from fissure

Definitions

1
A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or…
A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
- After Miller's Dale Junction, the main Derby-Manchester line crosses the Wye for the last time and turns north-west up Great Rocks Dale, a natural fissure several miles long.
A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of…
A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ.
A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.
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1. A state of incompatibility or disagreement.
2. To split, forming fissures.

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Derived

ape-fissure, contrafissure, counterfissure, fissural, fissurate, fissureless, fissurelike, fissure needle, fissure vein, fissure vent, fissuriform, fissurization, fissurotomy, fissury, inferior orbital fissure, laryngofissure, pterygomaxillary fissure, superior orbital fissure, Sylvian fissure, thyrofissure

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fissure. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at fissure. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at fissure

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.