fracture

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɹæk.tʃə/, /ˈfɹæk.tjə/

Noun

fracture (plural fractures)

1. An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
2. (medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
3. (geology) A fault or crack in a rock.

Related terms

• fractal
• fraction
• fragment

Translations

• French: fracture
• German: Knochenbruch, Bruch, Fraktur
• Italian: frattura
• Portuguese: fratura
• Russian: перело́м
• Spanish: fractura

Translations

• Portuguese: falha

Verb

fracture (fractures, present participle fracturing; past and past participle fractured)

1. (ambitransitive) To break, or cause something to break.
2. (transitive, slang) To amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides.

Translations

• Portuguese: fraturar
• Russian: (transitive) лома́ть
• Spanish: fracturar

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