Fracture
nnoun.statebreaking of hard tissue such as boneSynset:break
Examples:- it was a nasty fracture
- the break seems to have been caused by a fall
Derivationally Related Form:breakfracture
Hypernyms:harm hurt injury trauma
Inherited Hypernyms:fractureinjuryill healthpathological statephysical conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:capillary fractureclosed fracturecomminuted fracturecomplete fracturecompound fracturecompression fracturedepressed fracturedisplaced fracturefatigue fracturehairline fractureimpacted fractureincomplete fractureopen fracturesimple fracturestress fracture
Full Hyponyms:comminuted fracturecomplete fracturecompound fracturecompression fracturedepressed fracturedisplaced fracturefatigue fracturegreenstick fracturehairline fractureimpacted fractureincomplete fracturesimple fracture
nnoun.object(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the otherTopic:geology
Synset:break fault faulting geological fault shift
Examples:- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
Derivationally Related Form:breakfracture
Hypernyms:cleft crack crevice fissure scissure
Inherited Hypernyms:faultcrackopeningspaceamorphous shapeshapeattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:faultcrackopeningspacelocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:inclined faultstrike-slip fault
Instance Hyponyms:Denali Fault San Andreas Fault
Part Meronyms:fault line
Full Hyponyms:inclined faultnormal faultstrike-slip faultthrust fault
nnoun.actthe act of cracking somethingSynset:crack cracking
Derivationally Related Form:fracturecrack
Hypernyms:break breakage breaking
Inherited Hypernyms:fracturebreakagechange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changeviolate or abuseExamples:- This writer really fractures the language
Hypernyms:abuse misuse pervert
Inherited Hypernyms:fracturepervertuse
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.creationinterrupt, break, or destroyExamples:- fracture the balance of power
Hypernyms:destroy destruct
Inherited Hypernyms:fracturedestroyunmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebreak into piecesExamples:- The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle
Derivationally Related Form:fracture
Hypernyms:break
Inherited Hypernyms:fracturebreakseparate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | These glasses --- easily (apply to: fracture) | The girls --- the wooden sticks (apply to: fracture)
vverb.bodybecome fracturedExamples:- The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe
Derivationally Related Form:fracture
Hypernyms:break break off discontinue stop
Inherited Hypernyms:fracturebreakendchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The wooden sticks --- (apply to: fracture)
vverb.bodybreak (a bone)Derivationally Related Form:fracture
Inherited Hypernyms:fracture
Direct Hyponyms:refracture
Full Troponyms:refracture
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.bodyfracture a bone ofSynset:break
Examples:- I broke my foot while playing hockey
Derivationally Related Form:breakfracture
Hypernyms:injure wound
Inherited Hypernyms:fractureinjurehurtindisposechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Did he --- his foot? (apply to: fracture, break)