fissurer

Fissurer is a French verb meaning to cause fissures (cracks) in a solid material or surface, or to develop cracks. It is used in technical and everyday language to describe the formation or propagation of cracks due to stress, weathering, or fatigue. The related noun fissure denotes a narrow opening produced by such cracking. Fissuration is the process or result of fissuring and is used in more technical or scientific contexts.

Etymology and form: The verb is derived from the noun fissure, with the standard -er verb suffix. It is a regular -er verb, following common conjugation patterns. In the present tense, the forms are: je fissure, tu fissures, il fissure, nous fissurons, vous fissurez, ils fissurent.

Usage: Fissurer is transitive, typically used to indicate that a material is being cracked or damaged. Examples include: Le gel a fissuré la vitre. (The ice cracked the pane.) Le mur s’est fissuré sous les mouvements du sol. (The wall cracked under the movement of the ground.) Le bois peut fissurer quand il gonfle d’humidité. (Wood can crack when it swells with moisture.)

Context and translation: In English, fissurer is rarely used except in specialized or technical writing. The common translations are to crack, to fissure, or to develop fissures, depending on the context.

See also: fissure, fissuration.