Definition of fractures

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Definition of fractures

  • breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was a nasty fracture

    Synonyms

    1. break
  • fracture a bone of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. break
  • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. break
    2. fault
    3. faulting
    4. geological fault
    5. shift
  • the act of cracking something (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. crack
    2. cracking
  • become fractured (verb)

    Examples

    1. The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe
  • break (a bone) (verb)
  • break into pieces (verb)

    Examples

    1. The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle
  • interrupt, break, or destroy (verb)

    Examples

    1. fracture the balance of power
  • violate or abuse (verb)

    Examples

    1. This writer really fractures the language

See definition of fractures in Merriam Webster