单词 | fracture |
释义 | Word Frequency fracture(ˈfræktʃə) noun 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. the resulting condition See also Colles' fracture, comminuted fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, impacted (sense 2)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 verb 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 Derived forms fracturable (ˈfracturable) adjective fractural (ˈfractural) adjective Word origin C15: from Old French, from Latin fractūra, from frangere to break |
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