Definitions for fractureˈfræk tʃər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
frac•tureˈfræk tʃər(n.; v.)-tured, -tur•ing.
(n.)the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
Category: Pathology
Ref: Compare compound fracture.
the act of breaking or the state of being broken.
a break; split.
the characteristic manner of breaking.
the characteristic appearance of a broken surface, as of a mineral.
(v.t.)to cause or to suffer a fracture in.
Category: Pathology
to break; crack.
Slang. to amuse highly.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
(v.i.)to become fractured; break.
Origin of fracture:
1375–1425; late ME < MF < L frāctūra a breach, cleft, fracture
frac′tur•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
fracture, break(noun)
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
"it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break(noun)
(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"
fracture, crack, cracking(verb)
the act of cracking something
fracture(verb)
violate or abuse
"This writer really fractures the language"
fracture(verb)
interrupt, break, or destroy
"fracture the balance of power"
fracture(verb)
break into pieces
"The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
fracture(verb)
become fractured
"The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
fracture(verb)
break (a bone)
"She broke her clavicle"
fracture, break(verb)
fracture a bone of
"I broke my foot while playing hockey"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fracture(noun)ˈfræk tʃər
a thin crack in sth hard
a fracture in her ankle; He fractured his elbow.
Wiktionary
fracture(Noun)
the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage
fracture(Noun)
a fault or crack in a rock
fracture(Verb)
to break, or cause something to break
Webster Dictionary
Fracture(noun)
the act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach
Fracture(noun)
the breaking of a bone
Fracture(noun)
the texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture
Fracture(verb)
to cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull
Translations for fracture
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- breukAfrikaans
- كَسْر، شَجَّـهArabic
- счупванеBulgarian
- fraturaPortuguese (BR)
- zlomeninaCzech
- der BruchGerman
- brudDanish
- κάταγμα, θλάσηGreek
- fracturaSpanish
- (luu)murdEstonian
- شکستگیFarsi
- murtumaFinnish
- fractureFrench
- שֶׁבֶרHebrew
- टूटना, भंजनHindi
- lom, prijelom (kosti)Croatian
- (csont)törésHungarian
- patahanIndonesian
- (bein)brotIcelandic
- fratturaItalian
- 骨折Japanese
- 골절Korean
- lūžisLithuanian
- lūzumsLatvian
- patahanMalay
- breukDutch
- (bein)bruddNorwegian
- złamaniePolish
- شکستگیPersian
- درز، كسر، ماتوالى، چاودPashto
- fracturaPortuguese
- fracturăRomanian
- перелом; трещинаRussian
- zlomeninaSlovak
- zlomSlovenian
- frakturaSerbian
- fraktur, [ben]brottSwedish
- การแตก; การร้าว (โดยเฉพาะกระดูก)Thai
- kırık, çatlakTurkish
- 折斷Chinese (Trad.)
- переломUkrainian
- کسی سخت چیز کا ٹوٹناUrdu
- sự gãy, vỡ (nhất là xương)Vietnamese
- 折断Chinese (Simp.)
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