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| frac·ture [ frákchər ] |
noun (plural frac·tures) |
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1. bone break: a break in a bone
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2. act of breaking something: the act of breaking something, especially a bone
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3. break or crack: a break, split, or crack in an object or a material
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4. split in system: a split or division in something such as a system, organization, or agreement
  the fractures that are already starting to appear in the peace treaty
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5. geology rock break: a break in a rock or mineral, across which there is a separation
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle frac·tured, present participle frac·tur·ing, 3rd person present singular frac·tures) |
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1. break: to break or crack something, especially a particular bone or a bone in a particular part of the body, or be broken or cracked
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2. cause or undergo damage: to cause damage or disruption to something or destroy it, or be damaged, disrupted, or destroyed
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| [Mid-16th century. Directly or via French< Latin fractura< fract- (see fraction)] |
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| frac·tur·a·ble adjective |
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