All fracture synonyms
frac·ture
F f 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.
- discontinuity — lack of continuity; irregularity: The plot of the book was marred by discontinuity.
- opening — an open or clear space.
- severance — the act of severing or the state of being severed.
- schism — division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- gap — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
- rent — an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.
- splinter — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- cleavage — A woman's cleavage is the space between her breasts, especially the top part which you see if she is wearing a dress with a low neck.
- cleft — A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it.
- disjunction — the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined: a disjunction between thought and action.
- split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- fragmentation — the act or process of fragmenting; state of being fragmented.
- mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- breakage — Breakage is the act of breaking something.
- rupture — the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
- hairline fracture — a very fine crack in a bone
- splintering — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
verb fracture
- shatter — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.