rupture
Americannoun
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the act of breaking or bursting.
The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
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the state of being broken or burst.
a rupture in the earth's surface.
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a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations.
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Pathology. hernia, especially abdominal hernia.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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the act of breaking or bursting or the state of being broken or burst
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a breach of peaceful or friendly relations
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pathol
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the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part
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another word for hernia
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verb
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to break or burst or cause to break or burst
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to affect or be affected with a rupture or hernia
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to undergo or cause to undergo a breach in relations or friendship
Other Word Forms
- nonrupturable adjective
- nonrupture noun
- rupturable adjective
- unrupturable adjective
- unruptured adjective
Etymology
Origin of rupture
1475–85; < Latin ruptūra (noun), equivalent to rupt ( us ) (past participle of rumpere to break) + -ūra -ure
Example Sentences
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Earthquakes are usually chaotic and difficult to study, but this one occurred along an unusually straight and geologically "mature" fault, creating nearly ideal conditions to examine how energy is released during a major continental rupture.
From Science Daily
Inside, they found Thomas going into septic shock due to a ruptured appendix, according to a report from the San Bernardino County coroner’s office.
From Los Angeles Times
Timothy’s cause of death was ruled to be septic shock due to a ruptured appendix, according to the coroner’s report.
From Los Angeles Times
As if Bay Area residents weren’t already on edge, a magnitude 2.9 earthquake ruptured at 2:55 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times
When this happens, the membrane becomes vulnerable, ferroptosis is triggered, the cell ruptures, and neurons are lost.
From Science Daily
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