fissure

US /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/
UK /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/
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1.

裂け目, 亀裂, 割れ目

a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.

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A deep fissure opened in the earth after the earthquake.
地震の後、地面に深い亀裂が開いた。
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There was a small fissure in the rock face.
岩の表面に小さな亀裂があった。
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crackcrevicesplitriftchasm
2.

分裂, 不和, 対立

a state of disunion; a schism.

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The disagreement caused a deep fissure within the political party.
意見の相違が政党内に深い亀裂を生んだ。
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The debate revealed a growing fissure between the two factions.
その議論は、2つの派閥間の増大する亀裂を明らかにした。
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schismdivisionriftsplitbreach
1.

裂ける, 亀裂が入る, 割れる

to split or crack (something) to form a long, narrow opening.

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The intense heat caused the rock to fissure.
激しい熱が岩を裂けさせた。
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The old wooden beam began to fissure under the weight.
古い木の梁が重みで裂け始めた。
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cracksplitfracturecleaverupture