Meaning of fracture
Definition of fracture
(noun)
breaking
of
hard
tissue
such
as bone; "it was a
nasty
fracture"; "the
break
seems to
have
been caused by a fall"
(geology) a
crack
in the earth's
crust
resulting from the
displacement
of one
side
with
respect
to the other; "they
built
it
right
over
a
geological
fault"; "he
studied
the faulting of the earth's crust"
the act of
cracking
something
(verb)
violate
or abuse; "This
writer
really
fractures the language"
interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the
balance
of power"
break
into pieces; "The
pothole
fractured a
bolt
on the axle"
become
fractured; "The
tibia
fractured from the
blow
of the
iron
pipe"
break
(a bone); "She
broke
her clavicle"
fracture
a
bone
of; "I
broke
my
foot
while
playing
hockey"
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