fracture
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tʃər noun
1.
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
2.
the act of breaking; state of being broken.
4.
the characteristic manner of breaking: a material of unpredictable fracture.
5.
the characteristic appearance of a broken surface, as of a mineral.
verb (used with object)
6.
to cause or to suffer a fracture in (a bone, etc.).
7.
to break or crack.
8.
Slang. to amuse highly or cause to laugh heartily; delight: The new comic really fractured the audience.
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verb (used without object)
9.
to become fractured; break: a mineral that does not fracture easily.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin frāctūra a breach, cleft, fracture, equivalent to frāct(us) (past participle of frangere to break) + -ūra -ure
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin frāctūra a breach, cleft, fracture, equivalent to frāct(us) (past participle of frangere to break) + -ūra -ure
Related forms
frac·tur·a·ble, adjective
frac·tur·al, adjective
frac·tur·er, noun
post·frac·ture, adjective, noun
re·frac·tur·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
7. smash, shatter, splinter, rupture, split.
7. smash, shatter, splinter, rupture, split.
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fracture (ˈfræktʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of breaking or the state of being broken |
| 2. | a. the breaking or cracking of a bone or the tearing of a cartilage |
| b. Colles' fracture comminuted fracture compound fracture greenstick fracture See also impacted the resulting condition | |
| 3. | a division, split, or breach |
| 4. | mineralogy |
| a. the characteristic appearance of the surface of a freshly broken mineral or rock | |
| b. the way in which a mineral or rock naturally breaks | |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to break or cause to break; split |
| 6. | to break or crack (a bone) or (of a bone) to become broken or cracked |
| 7. | to tear (a cartilage) or (of a cartilage) to become torn |
| [C15: from Old French, from Latin fractūra, from frangere to break] | |
| 'fracturable | |
| —adj | |
| 'fractural | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
fracture
1520s, "a breaking of a bone," from M.Fr. fracture, from L. fractura "a breach, break, cleft" (c.1500), from root of frangere "to break" (see fraction). The verb is first recorded 1610s. Related: Fractured; fracturing.
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Medical Dictionary
fracture frac·ture (frāk'chər)
n.
The act or process of breaking.
A break, rupture, or crack, especially in bone or cartilage.
To cause to break.
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Science Dictionary
| fracture (frāk'chər) Pronunciation Key
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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Slang Dictionary
fracture definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Hip fracture surgery is done to repair a break in the upper part of the thigh bone.
Once you lose your footing it is easy to fall and break your back, your tongue, your head or fracture your bones.
The quick pileup overloads the underlying snowpack, which causes a weak layer beneath the slab to fracture.
In general, include the joint above and below the fracture in the splint.
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