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Fracture
ˈfraktʃə
Fracture definitions
noun
fracture
fractures
- the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material
"ground movements could cause fracture of the pipe"
breaking breakage cracking cleavage rupture shattering fragmentation splintering splitting separation bursting disintegration- a crack or break in a hard object or material, typically a bone or a rock stratum
"a fracture of the left leg"
- the physical appearance of a freshly broken rock or mineral, especially as regards the shape of the surface formed
"obsidian shows a conchoidal fracture"
- the replacement of a simple vowel by a diphthong owing to the influence of a following sound, typically a consonant
- a diphthong substituted by fracture
verb
fracture
fractured
fractures
fracturing
- break or cause to break
"the stone has fractured"
break snap crack cleave rupture shatter smash smash to smithereens fragment splinter split separate burst blow out- sustain a fracture of (a bone)
"he fractured his skull when he was a kid"
- (with reference to a group or organization) split or fragment and become unable to function or exist
"the movement had fractured without his leadership"