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fracture
[ frak-cher ]
noun
- the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- the act of breaking; state of being broken.
- a break, breach, or split.
- the characteristic manner of breaking:
a material of unpredictable fracture.
- the characteristic appearance of a broken surface, as of a mineral.
verb (used with object)
- to cause or to suffer a fracture in (a bone, etc.).
- to break or crack.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- Slang. to amuse highly or cause to laugh heartily; delight:
The new comic really fractured the audience.
verb (used without object)
- to become fractured; break:
a mineral that does not fracture easily.
fracture
/ ˈڰæʃə /
noun
- the act of breaking or the state of being broken
- the breaking or cracking of a bone or the tearing of a cartilage
- the resulting condition See also Colles' fracture comminuted fracture compound fracture greenstick fracture impacted
- a division, split, or breach
- mineralogy
- the characteristic appearance of the surface of a freshly broken mineral or rock
- the way in which a mineral or rock naturally breaks
verb
- to break or cause to break; split
- to break or crack (a bone) or (of a bone) to become broken or cracked
- to tear (a cartilage) or (of a cartilage) to become torn
fracture
/ ڰă′ə /
- A break or rupture in bone tissue.
- ◆ A comminuted fracture results in more than two fragments.
- ◆ Although most fractures are caused by a direct blow or sudden, twisting force, stress fractures result from repetitive physical activity.
- ◆ In an incomplete fracture , the fracture line does not completely traverse the bone.
Derived Forms
- ˈڰٳܰ, adjective
- ˈڰٳܰ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڰtܰ·· adjective
- ڰtܰ· adjective
- ڰtܰ· noun
- Dz·ڰtܰ adjective noun
- re·ڰtܰ·· adjective
- ·ڰtܰ verb refractured refracturing
- ܲ·ڰtܰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fracture1
Example Sentences
Because of Lebanon's fractured political system, the group has representation in the government.
Rather than slide into polemic or tragic melodrama, Nguyen leans into the tension between the four half-siblings to unpack the complicated roles that surveillance, big tech and journalism play in our fractured modern state.
The break seemed like a reasonable metaphor for our fractured times: The cable had snapped during an oceanic landslide precipitated by huge floods in the Congo River.
Ms Welby had a fractured nose, broken finger and extensive bruising to her head and face and was treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn.
PC Attwell, who was in court surrounded by family and colleagues, spent days in hospital with severe facial injuries including a fractured cheekbone, eye socket and broken nose.
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