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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024frac•ture /ˈfræktʃɚ/USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. [countable] - Pathologythe breaking of a bone or cartilage, or the resulting condition:a slight fracture of the wrist.
- a break;
split:a fracture in relations between the two countries. v. - Pathologyto (cause to) become fractured or broken;
to (cause to) suffer a fracture in: [no object]The arm fractured when she fell.[~ + object]The bullet fractured his arm. See -frac-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024frac•ture (frak′chər),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. - Pathologythe breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Cf. comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- the act of breaking;
state of being broken. - a break, breach, or split.
- the characteristic manner of breaking:a material of unpredictable fracture.
- the characteristic appearance of a broken surface, as of a mineral.
v.t. - Pathologyto cause or to suffer a fracture in (a bone, etc.).
- to break or crack.
- Slang Termsto amuse highly or cause to laugh heartily;
delight:The new comic really fractured the audience. v.i. - to become fractured;
break:a mineral that does not fracture easily.
- Latin frāctūra a breach, cleft, fracture, equivalent. to frāct(us) (past participle of frangere to break) + -ūra -ure
- Middle French
- late Middle English 1375–1425
frac′tur•a•ble, adj. frac′tur•al, adj. frac′tur•er, n. - 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged smash, shatter, splinter, rupture, split.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fracture /ˈfræktʃə/ n - the act of breaking or the state of being broken
- the breaking or cracking of a bone or the tearing of a cartilage
- the resulting condition
- a division, split, or breach
- the characteristic appearance of the surface of a freshly broken mineral or rock
- the way in which a mineral or rock naturally breaks
vb - to break or cause to break; split
- to break or crack (a bone) or (of a bone) to become broken or cracked
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from Latin fractūra, from frangere to breakˈfractural adj |