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- [frak-cher]
- /ˈfræk tʃər/
- /ˈfræk.tʃər/
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- [frak-cher]
- /ˈfræk tʃər/
Definitions of fracture word
- noun fracture the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture. 1
- noun fracture the act of breaking; state of being broken. 1
- noun fracture a break, breach, or split. 1
- noun fracture the characteristic manner of breaking: a material of unpredictable fracture. 1
- noun fracture the characteristic appearance of a broken surface, as of a mineral. 1
- verb with object fracture to cause or to suffer a fracture in (a bone, etc.). 1
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Origin of fracture
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin frāctūra a breach, cleft, fracture, equivalent to frāct(us) (past participle of frangere to break) + -ūra -ure
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Parts of speech for Fracture
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fracture popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fracture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fracture
noun fracture
- wound — the act of winding.
- fissure — a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.
- crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- displacement — the act of displacing.
- rift — an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
verb fracture
- shatter — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
Antonyms for fracture
noun fracture
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- repair — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
verb fracture
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
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