Fracture (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
  2. the act of breaking; state of being broken.
  3. a break, breach, or split.
  4. the characteristic manner of breaking: a material of unpredictable fracture.
  5. the characteristic appearance of a broken surface, as of a mineral.
verb (used with object), frac·tured, frac·tur·ing.
  1. to cause or to suffer a fracture in (a bone, etc.).
  2. to break or crack.
  3. to amuse highly or cause to laugh heartily; delight: The new comic really fractured the audience.
verb (used without object), frac·tured, frac·tur·ing.
  1. to become fractured; break: a mineral that does not fracture easily.
noun
  1. the act of breaking or the state of being broken
    • the breaking or cracking of a bone or the tearing of a cartilage
    • the resulting condition
  3. a division, split, or breach
  4. mineralogy
    • the characteristic appearance of the surface of a freshly broken mineral or rock
    • the way in which a mineral or rock naturally breaks
verb
  1. to break or cause to break; split
  2. to break or crack (a bone) or (of a bone) to become broken or cracked
  3. to tear (a cartilage) or (of a cartilage) to become torn
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