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fracture
fracture - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
fracture
Definition
(noun) breaking of hard tissue such as bone
Synonyms
:
break
Example Sentence
it was a nasty fracture
the break seems to have been caused by a fall
Definition
(noun) (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Synonyms
:
break
,
fault
,
faulting
,
geological fault
,
shift
Example Sentence
they built it right over a geological fault
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
Definition
(noun) the act of cracking something
Synonyms
:
crack
,
cracking
Definition
(verb) violate or abuse
Example Sentence
This writer really fractures the language
Definition
(verb) interrupt, break, or destroy
Example Sentence
fracture the balance of power
Definition
(verb) break into pieces
Example Sentence
The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle
Definition
(verb) become fractured
Example Sentence
The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe
Definition
(verb) break (a bone)
Example Sentence
She broke her clavicle
Definition
(verb) fracture a bone of
Synonyms
:
break
Example Sentence
I broke my foot while playing hockey
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