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Fracture Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fracture? [n] the act of cracking something [n] (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault" [n] breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" [v] fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" [v] break, as of a bone; "She broke her clavicle" [v] become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe" [v] violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language" [v] break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle" [v] interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fracture: break \| break \| break \| crack \| cracking \| fault \| geological fault \| shift Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fracture: abrade \| abrasion \| abysm \| abyss \| amuse \| arroyo \| bark \| beguile \| blemish \| bloody \| box canyon \| breach \| break \| break open \| break up \| breakage \| breaking \| burn \| burst \| bust \| canyon \| cavity \| chafe \| chap \| chasm \| check \| chimney \| chink \| chip \| claw \| cleavage \| cleave \| cleft \| cleuch \| clough \| col \| come apart \| come unstuck \| concussion \| convulse \| coulee \| couloir \| crack \| crackle \| cranny \| craze \| crevasse \| crevice \| cut \| cut apart \| cwm \| defile \| delight \| dell \| dike \| disintegrate \| ditch \| divert \| division \| donga \| draw \| enliven \| entertain \| excavation \| exfoliate \| exhilarate \| fall to pieces \| fault \| fissure \| flash burn \| flaw \| flume \| fracture one \| fray \| frazzle \| fret \| furrow \| gall \| gap \| gape \| gash \| give away \| give way \| gorge \| groove \| gulch \| gulf \| gully \| hole \| hurt \| incise \| incision \| injure \| injury \| joint \| kill \| kloof \| knock dead \| lacerate \| laceration \| leak \| lesion \| loosen up \| maim \| make mincemeat of \| maul \| moat \| mortal wound \| mutilate \| mutilation \| notch \| nullah \| open \| opening \| pass \| passage \| pierce \| puncture \| raise a laugh \| raise a smile \| ravine \| recreate \| refresh \| regale \| relax \| rend \| rent \| rift \| rime \| rip \| rive \| run \| rupture \| savage \| scald \| scale \| schism \| scissure \| scorch \| scotch \| scrape \| scratch \| scuff \| seam \| second-degree burn \| separate \| separation \| skin \| slash \| slay \| slice \| slit \| slot \| snap \| solace \| sore \| splinter \| split \| sprain \| spring a leak \| stab \| stab wound \| start \| stick \| strain \| tear \| third-degree burn \| tickle \| titillate \| trauma \| traumatize \| trench \| valley \| void \| wadi \| wound \| wounds immedicable \| wow \| wrench See Also \| abuse \| break \| break \| break off \| breakage \| breaking \| cleft \| closed fracture \| comminuted fracture \| complete fracture \| compound fracture \| compression fracture \| crack \| crevice \| Denali Fault \| depressed fracture \| destroy \| destruct \| discontinue \| displaced fracture \| fatigue fracture \| fault line \| fissure \| harm \| hurt \| impacted fracture \| inclined fault \| incomplete fracture \| injury \| misuse \| open fracture \| pervert \| refracture \| San Andreas Fault \| scissure \| simple fracture \| stop \| stress fracture \| strike-slip fault \| trauma Fracture In Webster's Dictionary \Frac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. fractura, fr. frangere, fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See {Fraction}.] 1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach. 2. (Surg.) The breaking of a bone. 3. (Min.) The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture. {Comminuted fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone is broken into several parts. {Complicated fracture} (Surg.), a fracture of the bone combined with the lesion of some artery, nervous trunk, or joint. {Compound fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which there is an open wound from the surface down to the fracture. {Simple fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone only is ruptured. It does not communicate with the surface by an open wound. Syn: {Fracture}, {Rupture}. Usage: These words denote different kinds of breaking, according to the objects to which they are applied. Fracture is applied to hard substances; as, the fracture of a bone. Rupture is oftener applied to soft substances; as, the rupture of a blood vessel. It is also used figuratively. ``To be an enemy and once to have been a friend, does it not embitter the rupture?'' --South. \Frac"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fractured} (#; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fracturing}.] [Cf. F. fracturer.] To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull.

Fracture Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fracture?

[n] the act of cracking something
[n] (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"
[n] breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
[v] fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
[v] break, as of a bone; "She broke her clavicle"
[v] become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
[v] violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"
[v] break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
[v] interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"

Fracture In Webster's Dictionary

\Frac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. fractura, fr. frangere,
fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See {Fraction}.]
1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.

2. (Surg.) The breaking of a bone.

3. (Min.) The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a
   compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture.

{Comminuted fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone
   is broken into several parts.

{Complicated fracture} (Surg.), a fracture of the bone
   combined with the lesion of some artery, nervous trunk, or
   joint.

{Compound fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which there is an
   open wound from the surface down to the fracture.

{Simple fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone only
   is ruptured. It does not communicate with the surface by
   an open wound.

Syn: {Fracture}, {Rupture}.

Usage: These words denote different kinds of breaking,
       according to the objects to which they are applied.
       Fracture is applied to hard substances; as, the
       fracture of a bone. Rupture is oftener applied to soft
       substances; as, the rupture of a blood vessel. It is
       also used figuratively. ``To be an enemy and once to
       have been a friend, does it not embitter the
       rupture?'' --South.


\Frac"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fractured}
(#; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fracturing}.] [Cf. F. fracturer.]
To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst
asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as,
to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull.

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