Fracture
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fracture is a noun meaning An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
Meaning
An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
More Meanings
- (medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
- (geology) A fault or crack in a rock.
- (ambitransitive) To break, or cause something to break.
- (transitive, slang) To amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides.
Example Sentences
Hall found the immediate cause at Rickerscote to have been the complete fracture of an axle on STS 53241, the freight train's ninth wagon. The fracture had been caused by fatigue initiated by corrosion pitting on the axle surface.
“You fracture me, Frankie,” Patsy said. “You should take that act on the road. Howsabout now?” This is the way it would go whenever I showed up at Patsy's, a dual of digs and wisecracks with the disapproving groans of those within earshot.
Word Forms
- fractures
- fracturing
- fractured
Synonyms for fracture
Depending on context, synonyms include break, crack, fault, cracking.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include break, crack, fault, cracking, broken, breakage.
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