fault vs fissure

fissure vs fault

fault and fissure both are nouns.

fault and fissure both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fault	Yes	No	Yes	No
fissure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fissure is a hypernym of fault; that is, fissure is a word with a broader meaning than fault:

fault: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
fissure: a long narrow cleft

Other hypernyms of fault include cleft, crack, crevice, scissure.

fault (noun)	fissure (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention	(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)	a long narrow cleft
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection	a long narrow depression in a surface
responsibility for a bad situation or event
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
an imperfection in an object or machine

fault (verb)	fissure (verb)
put or pin the blame on	break into fissures or fine cracks

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