fracture, crack, cracking
(noun) the act of cracking something
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
(noun) (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”
fracture, break
(noun) breaking of hard tissue such as bone; “it was a nasty fracture”; “the break seems to have been caused by a fall”
fracture, break
(verb) fracture a bone of; “I broke my foot while playing hockey”
fracture
(verb) break (a bone); “She broke her clavicle”
fracture
(verb) become fractured; “The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe”
fracture
(verb) violate or abuse; “This writer really fractures the language”
fracture
(verb) interrupt, break, or destroy; “fracture the balance of power”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fracture (plural fractures)
An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
(medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
(geology) A fault or crack in a rock.
fracture (third-person singular simple present fractures, present participle fracturing, simple past and past participle fractured)
(ambitransitive) To break, or cause something to break.
(transitive, slang) To amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides.
Source: Wiktionary
Frac"ture, n. Etym: [L. fractura, fr. frangere, fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See Fraction.]
1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.
2. (Surg.)
Definition: The breaking of a bone.
3. (Min.)
Definition: 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. 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.
Frac"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fractured (#; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.. Fracturing.] Etym: [Cf. F. fracturer.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
