rupture
Use Rupture in a sentence
tʃər noun
1.
the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
2.
the state of being broken or burst: a rupture in the earth's surface.
3.
a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations.
4.
Pathology. hernia, especially abdominal hernia.
verb (used with object)
5.
to break or burst: He ruptured a blood vessel.
6.
to cause a breach of: to rupture friendly relations.
7.
Pathology. to affect with hernia.
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verb (used without object)
8.
to suffer a break or rupture.
Origin:
1475–85; < Latin ruptūra (noun), equivalent to rupt(us) (past participle of rumpere to break) + -ūra -ure
1475–85; < Latin ruptūra (noun), equivalent to rupt(us) (past participle of rumpere to break) + -ūra -ure
Related forms
rup·tur·a·ble, adjective
non·rup·tur·a·ble, adjective
non·rup·ture, noun
un·rup·tur·a·ble, adjective
un·rup·tured, adjective
Synonyms
2. fracture, break, split, burst. 5. fracture, split, disrupt.
2. fracture, break, split, burst. 5. fracture, split, disrupt.
Antonyms
2. seam, union. 5. unite.
2. seam, union. 5. unite.
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rupture (ˈrʌptʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of breaking or bursting or the state of being broken or burst |
| 2. | a breach of peaceful or friendly relations |
| 3. | pathol |
| a. the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part | |
| b. another word for hernia | |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to break or burst or cause to break or burst |
| 5. | to affect or be affected with a rupture or hernia |
| 6. | to undergo or cause to undergo a breach in relations or friendship |
| [C15: from Latin ruptūra a breaking, from rumpere to burst forth; see | |
| 'rupturable | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
rupture
1481, from L. ruptura "the breaking (of an arm or leg), fracture," from pp. stem of rumpere "to break," cognate with O.E. reafian "to seize, rob, plunder," reofan "to tear, break;" O.N. rjufa "to break;" see reft). Meaning "abdominal hernia" first attested 1539. The verb is first recorded 1739.
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Example sentences
In a system that relies on a rupture disk, a valve left in the open position would also be installed.
As the pressure increases, the eardrum may break open or rupture.
Ordinarily, ice crystals rupture the cells of a frozen tissue sample, leaving nothing but freezer-burned goo.
So far, there is no sure way to locate which plaques are about to rupture.
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