Fault and Fissure

Fault noun - (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.

Fissure and fault are semantically related in nature topic. In some cases you can use "Fissure" instead a noun "Fault".

Nearby Words: faulty, faultless, faulted, faulting, faultily

Fissure noun - An irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure.

Fault and fissure are semantically related in break topic. Sometimes you can use "Fault" instead a noun "Fissure", if it concerns topics such as crack.