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fracture
1. (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
• Syn:
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, break
• Derivationally related forms:
break (for: break)
• Topics:
geology
• Hypernyms:
crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
• Hyponyms:
inclined fault, strike-slip fault
• Instance Hyponyms:
Denali Fault, San Andreas Fault
• Part Meronyms:
fault line
2. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- it was a nasty fracture
- the break seems to have been caused by a fall
• Syn:
break
• Derivationally related forms:
break (for: break)
• Hypernyms:
injury, hurt, harm, trauma
• Hyponyms:
comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, open fracture, compression fracture,
depressed fracture, displaced fracture, fatigue fracture, stress fracture, hairline fracture, capillary fracture,
incomplete fracture, impacted fracture, simple fracture, closed fracture
3. the act of cracking something
• Syn:
crack, cracking
• Derivationally related forms:
crack (for: cracking)
• Hypernyms:
breakage, break, breaking
1. violate or abuse (Freq. 1)
- This writer really fractures the language
• Hypernyms:
pervert, misuse, abuse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. interrupt, break, or destroy
- fracture the balance of power
• Hypernyms:
destroy, destruct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. break into pieces
- The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle
• Hypernyms:
break
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- The girls fracture the wooden sticks
- These glasses fracture easily
4. become fractured
- The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe
• Hypernyms:
break, break off, discontinue, stop
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The wooden sticks fracture
5. break (a bone)
- She broke her clavicle
• Hyponyms:
refracture
• Verb Group:
break
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. fracture a bone of
- I broke my foot while playing hockey
• Syn:
break
• Derivationally related forms:
break (for: break)
• Hypernyms:
injure, wound
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he fracture his foot?
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