A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth. noun
The earthquake caused a deep fissure in the ground.
Climbers carefully navigated the fissures in the glacier.
A state of incompatibility or disagreement. noun
There was a growing fissure between the two political parties.
The scandal created a fissure within the organization.
To split or crack something to form a long, narrow opening. verb
The intense heat fissured the clay pot.
Over time, the rock was fissured by the constant flow of water.