fracture
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.: Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
the act of breaking; state of being broken.
a break, breach, or split.
the characteristic manner of breaking: a material of unpredictable fracture.
the characteristic appearance of a broken surface, as of a mineral.
to cause or to suffer a fracture in (a bone, etc.).
to break or crack.
Slang. to amuse highly or cause to laugh heartily; delight: The new comic really fractured the audience.
to become fractured; break: a mineral that does not fracture easily.
Origin of fracture
1Other words for fracture
Other words from fracture
- frac·tur·a·ble, adjective
- frac·tur·al, adjective
- frac·tur·er, noun
- post·frac·ture, adjective, noun
- re·frac·tur·a·ble, adjective
- re·frac·ture, verb, re·frac·tured, re·frac·tur·ing.
- un·frac·tured, adjective
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How to use fracture in a sentence
“I’ve seen more tooth fractures in the last six weeks than in the previous six years,” Tammy Chen, a dentist in Manhattan, wrote in the New York Times in September.
The pandemic isn’t ending anytime soon. And our bodies are feeling the stress. | Petula Dvorak | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostESPN’s Ed Werder reports that Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints suffered “multiple rib fractures on both sides of his chest and a collapsed lung on the right side.”
Who’s Best In The NFC West? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | Sara Ziegler (sara.ziegler@fivethirtyeight.com) | November 16, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightAccording to a person with knowledge of the situation, Allen suffered a dislocated ankle and small fracture, and he will require season-ending surgery.
Alex Smith is Washington’s starting QB, and Ron Rivera says that could help Dwayne Haskins | Nicki Jhabvala | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostEdison Flores, United’s major signing last winter, missed nine games this fall with a facial fracture.
D.C. United’s first offseason priority: Hiring a coach | Steven Goff | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostTheir two most important offensive players, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and tight end George Kittle, are sidelined with injuries, Garoppolo with an ankle injury and Kittle with a foot fracture.
Ravaged by injuries and coronavirus issues, the 49ers had little chance against the Packers | Mark Maske | November 6, 2020 | Washington Post
Public sector unions have also fractured the labor movement itself.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats | Daniel DiSalvo | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat it does have is a fractured relationship between a mother and a son.
‘The Babadook’ Is the Best (and Most Sincere) Horror Movie of the Year | Samuel Fragoso | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe fell 40 feet and fractured his skull, hip, and nose, and lay there motionless.
Creed Singer Scott Stapp’s Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday Inn | Marlow Stern | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPatterson would later learn that this one also had a fractured wing.
The rescued male was in better condition and his fractured wing began to heal without surgery.
The pictures thus hermetically sealed are indestructible so long as the glass is not fractured.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowHe fractured his skull, broke his arm, and cut off one of his fingers; but Harrington recovered from these and other injuries.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellMason was found on the side of the hill, seated with great composure, but unable to walk from a fractured leg.
The Spy | J. Fenimore CooperThe magma drove upward, melting its way through the fractured rock of the channels under the western side of the island.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin"The shock threw him against the pilot-house wall and fractured his skull—he died in an hour," he said.
The Sargasso of Space | Edmond Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for fracture
/ (ˈfræktʃə) /
the act of breaking or the state of being broken
the breaking or cracking of a bone or the tearing of a cartilage
the resulting condition: See also Colles' fracture, comminuted fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, impacted (def. 2)
a division, split, or breach
mineralogy
the characteristic appearance of the surface of a freshly broken mineral or rock
the way in which a mineral or rock naturally breaks
to break or cause to break; split
to break or crack (a bone) or (of a bone) to become broken or cracked
to tear (a cartilage) or (of a cartilage) to become torn
Origin of fracture
1Derived forms of fracture
- fracturable, adjective
- fractural, adjective
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Scientific definitions for fracture
[ frăk′chər ]
A break or rupture in bone tissue.♦ A comminuted fracture results in more than two fragments.♦ Although most fractures are caused by a direct blow or sudden, twisting force, stress fractures result from repetitive physical activity.♦ In an incomplete fracture, the fracture line does not completely traverse the bone.
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