Synonyms and Antonyms of fissure

synonym (synonym of fissure)

hypernym (fissure IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes (noun.body)
    groove, vallecula
    (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part (noun.body)
     
  • a long narrow depression in a surface (noun.shape)
    depression, impression, imprint
    a concavity in a surface produced by pressing (noun.shape)
     
  • a long narrow opening (noun.object)
    gap, opening
    an open or empty space in or between things (noun.object)
     
  • break into fissures or fine cracks (verb.change)
    crack
    cause to become cracked (verb.change)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF fissure relation)

  • (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes (noun.body)
    sulcus
    (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    hilum, hilus
    (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ (noun.body)
     
  • a long narrow opening (noun.object)
    chap
    a crack in a lip caused usually by cold (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    chink
    a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    crevasse
    a deep fissure (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    fatigue crack
    a crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift
    (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    rift
    a narrow fissure in rock (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    slit
    a narrow fissure (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    split
    a lengthwise crack in wood (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    vent, volcano
    a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt (noun.object)
     

derivation (.... is derived from fissure)

  • (verb.change)
    fissure
    break into fissures or fine cracks (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    crack
    break partially but keep its integrity (verb.change)
     
  • break into fissures or fine cracks (verb.change)
    cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure
    a long narrow opening (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    chap, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure
    a long narrow depression in a surface (noun.shape)
     

domain category (fissure is domain category of ....)

  • (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes (noun.body)
    anatomy, general anatomy
    the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals (noun.cognition)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation domain category chap crack cranny crevice cleft scissure groove vallecula gap depression impression imprint sulcus hilum chap chink crevasse crack cleft chap cranny crevice anatomy general anatomy
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. chap, crack, cranny, crevice . cleft, crack, crevice, scissure, slit . groove, vallecula . depression, impression, imprint . gap, opening . crack . sulcus . hilum, hilus . chap . chink . crevasse . fatigue crack . break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift . rift . slit . split . vent, volcano . fissure . crack . cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure . chap, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure . anatomy, general anatomy


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