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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fracture \Frac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. fractura, fr. frangere,
     fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See Fraction.]
     1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Surg.) The breaking of a bone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Min.) The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a
        compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Comminuted fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone
        is broken into several parts.
  
     Complicated fracture (Surg.), a fracture of the bone
        combined with the lesion of some artery, nervous trunk, or
        joint.
  
     Compound fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which there is an
        open wound from the surface down to the fracture.
  
     Simple fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone only
        is ruptured. It does not communicate with the surface by
        an open wound.
  
     Syn: Fracture, Rupture.
  
     Usage: These words denote different kinds of breaking,
            according to the objects to which they are applied.
            Fracture is applied to hard substances; as, the
            fracture of a bone. Rupture is oftener applied to soft
            substances; as, the rupture of a blood vessel. It is
            also used figuratively. ``To be an enemy and once to
            have been a friend, does it not embitter the
            rupture?'' --South.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fracture \Frac"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fractured
     (#; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.. Fracturing.] [Cf. F. fracturer.]
     To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst
     asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as,
     to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fracture \Frac"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fractured
     (#; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.. Fracturing.] [Cf. F. fracturer.]
     To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst
     asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as,
     to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fracture \Frac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. fractura, fr. frangere,
     fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See Fraction.]
     1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.
  
     2. (Surg.) The breaking of a bone.
  
     3. (Min.) The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a
        compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture.
  
     Comminuted fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone
        is broken into several parts.
  
     Complicated fracture (Surg.), a fracture of the bone
        combined with the lesion of some artery, nervous trunk, or
        joint.
  
     Compound fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which there is an
        open wound from the surface down to the fracture.
  
     Simple fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone only
        is ruptured. It does not communicate with the surface by
        an open wound.
  
     Syn: Fracture, Rupture.
  
     Usage: These words denote different kinds of breaking,
            according to the objects to which they are applied.
            Fracture is applied to hard substances; as, the
            fracture of a bone. Rupture is oftener applied to soft
            substances; as, the rupture of a blood vessel. It is
            also used figuratively. ``To be an enemy and once to
            have been a friend, does it not embitter the
            rupture?'' --South.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  fracture
       n 1: breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty
            fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a
            fall" [syn: 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" [syn: fault, geological
          fault, shift, break]
       3: the act of cracking something [syn: crack, cracking]
       v 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"
          [syn: break]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fracture
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 το κάταγμα
     2 το σπάσιμο
     3 (ετ ανατ fr) η θλάση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fracture
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la frāctūrus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 An instance of break, a place where something has broken.
     2 (lb en medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
     3 (lb en geology) A fault or crack in a rock.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To break, or cause something to break.
     2 (lb en transitive slang) To amuse (a person) greatly; to split
  one's sides.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  fracture
     n.
     1 An instance of break, a place where something has broken.
     2 (lb en medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
     3 (lb en geology) A fault or crack in a rock.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To break, or cause something to break.
     2 (lb en transitive slang) To amuse (a person) greatly; to split
  one's sides.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  fracture
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la frāctūrus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 An instance of break, a place where something has broken.
     2 (lb en medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
     3 (lb en geology) A fault or crack in a rock.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To break, or cause something to break.
     2 (lb en transitive slang) To amuse (a person) greatly; to split
  one's sides.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  fracture
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la frāctūrus  voc m s)
     n.
     1 An instance of break, a place where something has broken.
     2 (lb en medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
     3 (lb en geology) A fault or crack in a rock.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To break, or cause something to break.
     2 (lb en transitive slang) To amuse (a person) greatly; to split
  one's sides.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fracture
     Ranska n.
     1 murtuma
     2 luunmurtuma
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 f ractur e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fracture
     Franska n.
     brott, fraktur
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb fracturer)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  fracture /fɹˈaktʃə/
  beenbreuk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Fracture /fɹˈaktʃə/
  الكسر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fracture //ˈfɹæk.tjə// //ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃə// 
  1. лом, цепнатина
  (geology) fault
  2. счупване, фрактура
  act of breaking, or something broken

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fracture //ˈfɹæk.tjə// //ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃə// 
  троша, чупя
  break