as in crevices
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
lava flows up through a fissure in the earth's crust
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Recent Examples of fissures
In the depths of the ocean where the Earth’s crust meets the freezing water, chemicals leak into the seawater through cracks and fissures called cold seeps.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
But once the splintering starts, Wille explained, the concrete’s degradation accelerates, as the fissures expose pyrrhotite to more moisture and oxygen.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024
It was heralded by a swarm of earthquakes, and then the opening of fissures in the floor of the Halema'uma'u caldera.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
After a brief swarm of earthquakes, a series of fissures opened in the floor of the Halema'uma'u caldera, producing lava fountains and flows that have now crept along the caldera floor.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Webcam imagery shows a line of fissures erupting lava fountains feeding lava flows at the base of Halemaʻumaʻu within Kaluapele.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Freeland’s departure has exposed the fissures within Trudeau’s own party and has emboldened more of his own caucus to call for his resignation.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
But as the minutes pass, a few fissures seem evident.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
Australia are currently world champions in Test and ODI cricket although the fissures have been appearing in a variety of top-order collapses against weaker opposition.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
But once the splintering starts, Wille explained, the concrete’s degradation accelerates, as the fissures expose pyrrhotite to more moisture and oxygen.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024
It was heralded by a swarm of earthquakes, and then the opening of fissures in the floor of the Halema'uma'u caldera.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
After a brief swarm of earthquakes, a series of fissures opened in the floor of the Halema'uma'u caldera, producing lava fountains and flows that have now crept along the caldera floor.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Webcam imagery shows a line of fissures erupting lava fountains feeding lava flows at the base of Halemaʻumaʻu within Kaluapele.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Freeland’s departure has exposed the fissures within Trudeau’s own party and has emboldened more of his own caucus to call for his resignation.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
But as the minutes pass, a few fissures seem evident.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
Australia are currently world champions in Test and ODI cricket although the fissures have been appearing in a variety of top-order collapses against weaker opposition.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Fissures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissures. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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