1. narrow openings or cracks, especially in rock or other hard material
2. divisions or splits between groups or ideas
Usage: figurative

1. develops cracks or splits

Examples

• Water seeped through the fissures in the canyon wall.
• The earthquake created deep fissures in the ground.
• Political fissures emerged within the party after the scandal.
• The old concrete fissures during extreme temperature changes.
• Scientists studied the fissures in the glacier to understand ice movement.
• Social fissures became apparent during the economic crisis.
• The rock face fissures naturally over time due to weathering.