fissuring

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English

Verb

fissuring

  1. present participle and gerund of fissure

Noun

fissuring (plural fissurings)

  1. The formation of a fissure.
    • 1847, The American Journal of Science and Arts, page 91:
      The borders of large subsiding areas sooner or later experiencing deep fissurings and extensive upliftings through the tension or horizontal force of the subsiding crust []