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单词 fracture
释义

fracture

[ frak-cher ]
/ ˈfræk tʃər /
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noun

verb (used with object), frac·tured, frac·tur·ing.

verb (used without object), frac·tured, frac·tur·ing.

to become fractured; break: a mineral that does not fracture easily.

Origin of fracture

1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French <Latin frāctūra a breach, cleft, fracture, equivalent to frāct(us) (past participle of frangere to break) + -ūra-ure

SYNONYMS FOR fracture

7 smash, shatter, splinter, rupture, split.
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OTHER WORDS FROM fracture

Words nearby fracture

fractionator, fractionize, fractious, fractocumulus, fractostratus, fracture, fracture by contrecoup, fracture zone, fractus, frae, fraenulum
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British Dictionary definitions for fracture

fracture
/ (ˈfræktʃə) /

noun

the act of breaking or the state of being broken
  1. the breaking or cracking of a bone or the tearing of a cartilage
  2. the resulting conditionSee also Colles' fracture, comminuted fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, impacted (def. 2)
a division, split, or breach
mineralogy
  1. the characteristic appearance of the surface of a freshly broken mineral or rock
  2. the way in which a mineral or rock naturally breaks

verb

Derived forms of fracture

fracturable, adjectivefractural, adjective

Word Origin for fracture

C15: from Old French, from Latin fractūra, from frangere to break
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for fracture

fracture
[ frăkchər ]

n.

The act or process of breaking.
A break, rupture, or crack, especially in bone or cartilage.

v.

To cause to break.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for fracture

fracture
[ frăkchər ]

A break or rupture in bone tissue.♦ A comminuted fracture results in more than two fragments.♦ Although most fractures are caused by a direct blow or sudden, twisting force, stress fractures result from repetitive physical activity.♦ In an incomplete fracture, the fracture line does not completely traverse the bone.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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