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US
/ˈfɹækʃɝ, ˈfɹæktʃɝ/
]
[ UK /fɹˈæktʃɐ/ ]
[ UK /fɹˈæktʃɐ/ ]
VERB
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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 -
violate or abuse
This writer really fractures the language -
break into pieces
The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle -
interrupt, break, or destroy
fracture the balance of power
NOUN
- the act of cracking something
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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
How To Use fracture In A Sentence
- It shows fractured blocks of ancient sedimentary rock separated by recent sand dunes.
- Even if the knock is not severe enough to cause the skull to fracture, the brain bangs against the skull and can be damaged.
- This fact confirms the connection which we find, notwithstanding the difference of fracture and of specific gravity between the saussurite and the siliceous basis of the porphyrschiefer, which is the phonolite Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2
- Flat lawns are formed into an abstract pattern that recalls tectonic fractures and fissures in the earth's surface, their edges defined by dark grey concrete retaining walls.
- On closer inspection a radiologist's report confirmed an impacted fracture, but the report never reached Dr Blakeley.
- She also had asphyxia due to strangulation; the hyoid bone directly under the bruising was fractured.
- He first felt discomfort back in June and the problem was diagnosed as a stress fracture. The Sun
- In old persons intracapsular fracture may be caused by such a trivial thing as turning in bed, and even a sudden twist of the ankle has been sufficient to produce this injury. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
- Wrist, arm or ankle fractures account for 50 percent of injuries.
- Instinctively, Hunter tried to field the ball barehanded - an unfortunate decision, as it turned out - and incurred a hairline fracture to his right thumb.
