Both Uses of
fissure
in
The Mark of Athena
- A fissure ran across the length of the ceiling and the far end of the cavern collapsed, burying the altar and the pater.†
p. 419.4fissure = long, narrow crack or split; or creation of one
- The stone floor was webbed with fissures like a sheet of ice.†
p. 432.6 *fissures = long, narrow cracks or splits; or creation of them
Definition:
a long, narrow crack; or its creation -- especially in the ground or in rock
or:
a crack in the unity of a group; or its creation
or:
a crack in the unity of a group; or its creation