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Fissuration vs Fissure - What's the difference?

fissuration | fissure |

As nouns the difference between fissuration and fissure

is that fissuration is the act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure while fissure is a crack or opening, as in a rock.

As a verb fissure is

to split forming fissures.

fissuration

English

Noun

  • The act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
  • The condition of having fissures.
    • (Webster 1913)

    fissure

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a crack or opening, as in a rock

    • Derived terms

    * fissure needle * fissure of Rolando * fissure of Sylvius * fissure vein

    Verb

    (fissur)
  • To split forming fissures.

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