A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ; a sulcus.
A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.
A state of incompatibility or disagreement.
To split, forming fissures.
A place where things join, a junction.
A critical moment in time.
The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.