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Fracture Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ure

Fracture has 11 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

breaking of hard tissue such as bone

"it was a nasty fracture"

"the break seems to have been caused by a fall"

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"

3

the act of cracking something

"The heavy impact caused the bone to fracture during the fall."

4

An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.

"The sudden impact caused a clean fracture in the ancient vase's rim."

In plain English: A fracture is when something breaks into pieces, usually referring to a crack in bone caused by injury.

"The old bone healed quickly after the doctor set the fracture."

Usage: Use the noun form specifically when referring to a crack in bone rather than general damage like bruising. It is often paired with verbs such as "suffer" or "experience," for example, she suffered a fracture during the fall.

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"

7

To break, or cause something to break.

"The heavy impact caused the old bone to fracture during the fall."

In plain English: To fracture something means to break it into pieces, often with cracks running through it.

"The heavy blow caused his arm to fracture."

Example Sentences
"The old bone healed quickly after the doctor set the fracture." noun
"The bone fracture required immediate surgery to heal properly." noun
"A small hairline fracture appeared in the glass when it was dropped." noun
"He felt sharp pain at the site of his ankle fracture after the fall." noun
"The heavy blow caused his arm to fracture." verb
See Also
break dystomic fractoluminescence boulder opal kyphoplasty greenstick fracture holstein lewis fracture yttrialite
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
injury crack breakage pervert destroy break injure
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
comminuted fracture complete fracture compound fracture compression fracture depressed fracture displaced fracture fatigue fracture hairline fracture incomplete fracture impacted fracture simple fracture inclined fault strike-slip fault refracture

Origin

The word "fracture" entered Middle English via Old French and Latin, where it originally meant a breach or cleft caused by breaking. It is ultimately related to the Proto-Indo-European root for "to break," which also gave us the modern English word "break."

Rhyming Words
ure cure lure fure kure yure eure ture pure bure sure mure dure shure viure heure azure alure coure youre
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