fracture
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- Canada//ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃɚ//
- Canada/[ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰɚ] ~ [ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰɹ̩]/
- Australia//ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː//
- Australia/[ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰəː]/
- //ˈfɹæk.tjəɹ//
An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
noun
- 1
An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
Hall found the immediate cause at Rickerscote to have been the complete fracture of an axle on STS 53241, the freight train's ninth wagon. The fracture had been caused by fatigue initiated by corrosion pitting on the axle surface.
- 2
A break in bone or cartilage.
- 3
A fault or crack in a rock.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Latin frāctūrus Latin frāctūrader. Old French fracturebor. Middle English fracture English fracture From Middle English fracture, from Old French fracture, from Latin frāctūra (“a breach, fracture, cleft”), from frangere (“to break”), past participle frāctus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-, whence also English break. See fraction. Doublet of fraktur.
verb
- 1
To break, or cause something to break.
- 2
slangTo amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides.
“You fracture me, Frankie,” Patsy said. “You should take that act on the road. Howsabout now?” This is the way it would go whenever I showed up at Patsy's, a dual of digs and wisecracks with the disapproving groans of those within earshot.
Forms
- plural
- fractures
- past tense
- fractured
- past participle
- fractured
- present participle
- fracturing
- third person singular
- fractures
fracture · An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
fractured · Broken into sharp pieces.fragile · Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.fragment · A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect…