fracture meaning and definition

FRACTURE noun

Definition of fracture (noun)

1. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
   • "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
   • synonyms: break
2. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   • "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
   • synonyms: break, fault, faulting, geological fault, shift
3. the act of cracking something
   • synonyms: crack, cracking

FRACTURE verb

Definition of fracture (verb)

1. violate or abuse
   • "This writer really fractures the language"
2. interrupt, break, or destroy
   • "fracture the balance of power"
3. break into pieces
   • "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
4. become fractured
   • "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
5. break (a bone)
   • "She broke her clavicle"
6. fracture a bone of
   • "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
   • synonyms: break