fissure vs fault

fault vs fissure

fissure and fault both are nouns.

fissure and fault both are verbs.

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

As nouns, fault is a hyponym of fissure; that is, fault is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fissure:

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

Other hyponyms of fissure include chap, chink, crevasse, fatigue crack, break, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift, rift, slit, split, vent, volcano.

fissure (noun)	fault (noun)
(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
a long narrow cleft	(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
a long narrow depression in a surface	the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
	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

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

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