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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a fissure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a narrow opening or crack, often in a physical context, such as geology or anatomy.
Example: "The earthquake caused a fissure in the ground that was several feet deep."
Alternatives: "a crack" or "a split".
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My fingers are wedged inside a fissure.
That small problem was, it appears, a fissure.
A fissure followed precisely the line of an ibex's back.
She leaped into a fissure in a massive rock formation.
But if the government hoped Dr. Lee would crack, he displayed hardly a fissure.
A fissure eruption happens when a crack opens up above a magma intrusion.
A torrent of blood poured out of a fissure on its surface.
The Conservative leader sacked Powell, and thus opened up a fissure in his party which persisted.
On cue, a splat and hiss of shrill sound suggested a fissure of some kind.
It looks like an earthquake's jagged fault line or a fissure brought on by prolonged drought.
A fissure already exists between the working and non-working poor.
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