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title: fissure — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fissure» in the school dictionary: A fissure is a long, narrow crack, especially in rock or the ground. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# fissure

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**Who acts:** fissure, Lava, climber, volcanoes, Water, brain · **What happens:** be, mean, pour out, put, open, erupt · **To what, where:** long narrow crack, natural groove, body, split, long fissure, ground

<!-- .vabout -->
«fissure» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [fissure in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fissure.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fissure is a long, narrow crack, especially in rock or the ground.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:m1:1
# text = A fissure is a long, narrow crack, especially in rock or the ground.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fissure	fissure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	crack	crack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fissure | a long narrow crack |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the body a fissure is a natural groove, such as a fold in the brain, or a small painful crack in the skin.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:m2:1
# text = In the body a fissure is a natural groove, such as a fold in the brain, or a small painful crack in the skin.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fissure	fissure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	groove	groove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fold	fold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	painful	painful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	crack	crack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fissure | a natural groove and a fold in the brain |  | the body |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fissure can also mean a split or disagreement between people in a group.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:m3:1
# text = A fissure can also mean a split or disagreement between people in a group.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fissure	fissure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	split	split	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a fissure | a split or disagreement between people in a group |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent split=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lava poured out of a long fissure in the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:x1:1
# text = Lava poured out of a long fissure in the ground.
1	Lava	lava	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fissure	fissure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour out** | past | Lava | a long fissure |  | the ground |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fissure=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The climber put her hand into a fissure in the rock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:x2:1
# text = The climber put her hand into a fissure in the rock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	climber	climber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fissure	fissure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | the climber | climber's hand |  | a fissure |  | in the rock | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hand=Theme in rock=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the earthquake a fissure opened across the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:x3:1
# text = After the earthquake a fissure opened across the road.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fissure	fissure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	opened	open	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | participle |  | a earthquake fissure *not said here* |  | the road |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Iceland some volcanoes erupt from fissures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:x4:1
# text = In Iceland some volcanoes erupt from fissures.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Iceland	Iceland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	erupt	erupt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fissures	fissure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **erupt** | present | some volcanoes |  |  | Iceland |  | from fissures | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in iceland=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water seeped through the fissures in the cave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:x5:1
# text = Water seeped through the fissures in the cave.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	seeped	seep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fissures	fissure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seep** | past | Water |  |  | the fissures |  | in the cave | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through fissure=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The brain has deep fissures and folds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:x6:1
# text = The brain has deep fissures and folds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fissures	fissure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	folds	fold	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the brain | deep fissures and folds |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fissure=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fissure grew between the two friends after the argument.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:x7:1
# text = A fissure grew between the two friends after the argument.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fissure	fissure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | a fissure |  |  |  | after the argument | between the two friends | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between friend=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never go near fissures on a volcano; hot gas can come out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:x8:1
# text = Never go near fissures on a volcano; hot gas can come out.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	near	near	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	fissures	fissure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	out	out	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | fissures |  | on a volcano | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme near fissure=Location |
| 2 | **come out** | can | hot gas |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He walked and walked, and came to a hill: in that hill was a fissure, and in the fissure stood a hut.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fissure:x9:1
# text = He walked and walked, and came to a hill: in that hill was a fissure, and in the fissure stood a hut.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	fissure	fissure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	fissure	fissure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
23	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | a hill |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to hill=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **is a** | past | that hill | a fissure |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **stand** | past | He *not said here* | a hut |  | the fissure |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hut=Theme in fissure=Destination |

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