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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Scis"sure\, n. [L. scissura, from scindere, scissum, to cut, split.] A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure. --Hammond.
| Pronunciation: | 'sizhur | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a long narrow opening | ||
| Synonyms: | cleft, crack, crevice, fissure | ||
| See Also: | break, chap, chink, crater, crevasse, fatigue crack, fault, fracture, gap, geological fault, opening, rift, shift, slit, split, vent, volcanic crater, volcano | ||
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| Definition: | \Scis"sure\, n. [L. scissura, from scindere, scissum, to cut, split.] A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure. --Hammond. | ||
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