adj
Meaning 1
Factious, tending to break into pieces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unstable
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fissiparous
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adj
Meaning 2
Causing division or fragmenting something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- fissiparous tendencies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: divisive, fragmenting
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a breakaway faction
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: breakaway, separatist
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
reproducing by fission
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
An adaptation of New Latin fissiparus, from fissus (“split, cleft”) + pariō (“to bring forth”) by analogy with vīviparus.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: onsamenhangend — factious, tending to break into pieces
- Dutch: kunstmatig — factious, tending to break into pieces
- French: incohérent — factious, tending to break into pieces
- Italian: fissiparo — factious, tending to break into pieces
- Italian: scissiparo — factious, tending to break into pieces
- Māori: akoako — factious, tending to break into pieces
- Polish: kruchy — factious, tending to break into pieces
- Portuguese: fissíparo — factious, tending to break into pieces
- Dutch: splijtend — causing division or fragmenting something
- French: fissurant — causing division or fragmenting something
- Greek: διασπαστικός (diaspastikós) — causing division or fragmenting something
- Portuguese: fissíparo — causing division or fragmenting something
- Dutch: zich door celdeling voortplantend — of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two
- German: fissipar — of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two
- Portuguese: fissíparo — of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two