scissure

[ sizh-er, sish- ]

nounArchaic.
  1. a longitudinal cleft or opening.

Origin of scissure

1
1350–1400; Middle English (< MF); <Latin scissūra, equivalent to sciss(us) (past participle of scindere to cut) + -ūra-ure

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British Dictionary definitions for scissure

scissure

/ (ˈsɪʒə, ˈsɪʃə) /


noun
  1. rare a longitudinal cleft

Origin of scissure

1
C15: from Latin scissūra a rending, from Latin scindere to split

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