About The Word Scissure

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Scissure

Scissure Meaning & Definition
Scissure Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scissure?

[n] a long narrow opening

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scissure: cleft | crack | crevice | fissure

Related Terms | Find terms related to Scissure:

See Also | break | chap | chink | crater | crevasse | fatigue crack | fault | fracture | gap | geological fault | opening | rift | shift | slit | split | vent | volcanic crater | volcano

Scissure In Webster's 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.

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