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fracture

/'frækʧər/

Synonyms of fracture Antonyms of fracture Examples of fracture Usage of fracture Parts of fracture Definition that contains fracture Words sounding like fracture Explanation of fracture

noun
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
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"it was a nasty fracture"

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break

type of:
trauma hurt injury harm
verb
fracture a bone of
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break

type of:
wound injure
noun
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
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break fault faulting geological fault shift

type of:
scissure fissure crevice crack cleft
noun
the act of cracking something
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crack cracking

type of:
break breakage breaking
verb
become fractured
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"The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"

type of:
discontinue break off stop break
verb
break (a bone)
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verb
break into pieces
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"The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"

type of:
break
verb
interrupt, break, or destroy
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"fracture the balance of power"

type of:
destroy destruct
verb
violate or abuse
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"This writer really fractures the language"

type of:
misuse abuse pervert

Examples of fracture

"it was a nasty fracture"
"The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
"The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
"fracture the balance of power"
"This writer really fractures the language"