fracture
noun
[ ˈfraktʃə ]
• the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material.
• "ground movements could cause fracture of the pipe"
Similar:
breaking,
breakage,
cracking,
cleavage,
rupture,
shattering,
fragmentation,
splintering,
splitting,
separation,
bursting,
disintegration,
• the replacement of a simple vowel by a diphthong owing to the influence of a following sound, typically a consonant.
fracture
verb
• break or cause to break.
• "the stone has fractured"
Similar:
break,
snap,
crack,
cleave,
rupture,
shatter,
smash,
smash to smithereens,
fragment,
splinter,
split,
separate,
burst,
blow out,
sever,
divide,
tear,
rend,
disintegrate,
fall to bits,
fall to pieces,
bust,
shiver,
Origin:
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin fractura, from frangere ‘to break’.
