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