Definition of Fracture
Fracture
frac·ture
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a breakage or crack in some hard material, especially a bone;
e.g. He suffered a fracture in his wrist when he fell down.
(noun)
the action of some hard material breaking or cracking, or the appearance of a surface that has recently thus broken or cracked;
e.g. The shifting of the earth's crust led to the fracture of the rocks. The leg suffered a jagged fracture.
(verb)
to break or crack something, or to cause something to break to crack, especially to suffer the breakage of a bone;
e.g. The weight caused the ice to fracture and collapse. He thought he would fracture his ankle if he did that.
(verb)
to split something or break it up, often figuratively;
e.g. The disagreement might fracture the company's leadership.
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