fracture en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰəː] (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- [ˈfɹʷæk.tʰjəɹ] (obsolete)
- [ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰɚ] ~ [ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰɹ̩] (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfɹæk.tjəɹ/ (obsolete)
- /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Latin frāctūrus Latin frāctūrader. Old French fracturebor. Middle English fracture English fracture From Middle English fracture, from Old French fracture, from Latin frāctūra (“a breach, fracture, cleft”), from frangere (“to break”), past participle frāctus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-, whence also English break. See fraction. Doublet of fraktur.
Meanings
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An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
Hall found the immediate cause at Rickerscote to have been the complete fracture of an axle on STS 53241, the freight train's ninth wagon. The fracture had been caused by fatigue initiated by corrosion pitting on the axle surface.
2026 March 18, Greg Morse, “1996 crash driving freight reforms”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 51:
- A break in bone or cartilage.
- A fault or crack in a rock.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fractures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
complicated fracture · vowel fracture · fractureproof · macrofracture · ductile fracture · compression fracture · fractural · hydrofracture · tracheal fracture · multifracture · Dupuytren's fracture · hangman's fracture · pilon fracture · Jones fracture · pseudofracture · cryofracture · fracture plane · incomplete fracture · Salter-Harris fracture · stress fracture · Smith's fracture · boxer's fracture · postfracture · microfracture · greenstick fracture · Lisfranc fracture · prefracture · compound fracture · Galeazzi fracture · Pott's fracture · hip fracture · hairline fracture · nonfracture · oblique fracture · refracture · nanofracture · mono-fracture · chalkstick fracture · antifracture · open fracture · Bennett's fracture · Holstein-Lewis fracture · Maisonneuve fracture · Don Juan fracture · simple fracture · Rolando fracture · brittle fracture · Colles' fracture · fracture mechanics · nightstick fracture · Bennett fracture
Relateds
Translations (139)
de Knochenbruch (act of breaking, or something broken) · de Verwerfung ((geology) fault) · uz sinish ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · hy կոտրվածք ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · bg фракту́ра ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · tr kırık ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ru перело́м ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · pt fratura (act of breaking, or something broken) · da fraktur (act of breaking, or something broken) · cmn 骨折 ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · el σπάσιμο ((geology) fault) · es fractura (act of breaking, or something broken) · sv benbrott ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · it frattura (act of breaking, or something broken) · lv lūzums ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ro fractură ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · sk zlomenina (act of breaking, or something broken) · da brud (act of breaking, or something broken) · nn fraktur (act of breaking, or something broken) · af fraksie (act of breaking, or something broken) · es fractura ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ar كَسْر (act of breaking, or something broken) · hu törés ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · be перало́м (act of breaking, or something broken) · cy toriad (act of breaking, or something broken) · az sınıq ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · kk сынық ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · bn অস্থিভঙ্গ ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · tr kırık (act of breaking, or something broken) · sq thyerje ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · de Fraktur ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ru перело́м (act of breaking, or something broken) · nb beinbrudd ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · bg счу́пване (act of breaking, or something broken) · hu csonttörés ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ro rupere (act of breaking, or something broken) · ca fractura (act of breaking, or something broken) · bg счу́пване ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · pl złamanie ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · sv brott (act of breaking, or something broken) · fy brek (act of breaking, or something broken) · de Bruch (act of breaking, or something broken) · ro fracturare (act of breaking, or something broken) · de Fraktur (act of breaking, or something broken) · et murd ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · nl fractuur (act of breaking, or something broken) · tr çıkık ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · fi murtuminen (act of breaking, or something broken) · sh пре́лом ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · km ការបាក់ឆ្អឹង ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · eo frakturo (act of breaking, or something broken) · hi शिकस्त ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · la frāctūra ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · pt falha ((geology) fault) · sl zlom ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · fi murtuma (act of breaking, or something broken) · bg лом ((geology) fault) · ro fractură (act of breaking, or something broken) · ta முறிவு (act of breaking, or something broken) · is beinbrot ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · bn ভঙ্গ ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · la frāctūra (act of breaking, or something broken) · sa अस्थिभङ्ग ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · pl pęknięcie (act of breaking, or something broken) · ms patah tulang ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · gv brishey (act of breaking, or something broken) · km ការបាក់ឆ្អឹង (act of breaking, or something broken) · fr fracture (act of breaking, or something broken) · ka მოტეხილობა ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · cy toriad ((geology) fault) · fr fracture ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ug سۇنۇش ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · fi särö (act of breaking, or something broken) · id fraktur ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · pt fratura ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ar اِنْكِسَار (act of breaking, or something broken) · fi murtuma ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ta முறிவு ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ru разло́м ((geology) fault) · cy gorthoriant ((geology) fault) · sh прије́лом ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · grc ῥῆγμα ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · th กระดูกหัก ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · el κάταγμα ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · de Knochenbruch ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · yue 骨折 ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · is brot ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · cs zlomenina (act of breaking, or something broken) · sl zlom (act of breaking, or something broken) · ko 골절 ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · gl falla ((geology) fault) · tr sınık ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · zza şıkıte (act of breaking, or something broken) · bg цепнатина́ ((geology) fault) · eo rompo (act of breaking, or something broken) · pap breuk (act of breaking, or something broken) · fa-ira شِکَسْت ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · da knoglebrud ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · sv fraktur ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ar كَسْر ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · fi murros ((geology) fault) · pl złamanie (act of breaking, or something broken) · gl fractura (act of breaking, or something broken) · uk перело́м ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · el θλάση (act of breaking, or something broken) · uk перело́м (act of breaking, or something broken) · nb fraktur (act of breaking, or something broken) · cs zlomenina ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · be перало́м ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · sh prijélom ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · mk скршеница ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · tg шикаст ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · af breuk (act of breaking, or something broken) · el κάταγμα (act of breaking, or something broken) · cy toriad ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · lt lūžis ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · hi अस्थिभंग ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · sk zlomenina ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · vi gãy xương ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · eo faŭlto ((geology) fault) · ga briseadh ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ja 骨折 ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · nl botbreuk ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · he שֶׁבֶר ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ur شِکَسْت ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · vo bomabrek (act of breaking, or something broken) · it frattura ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · nl breuk ((geology) fault) · bg фракту́ра (act of breaking, or something broken) · el θραύση ((geology) fault) · sh prélom ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · et luumurd ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · nl breuk (act of breaking, or something broken) · egy p:S-n:Z9 ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ms fraktur ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ky сынык ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ta பிளப்பு ((geology) fault) · da fraktur ((medicine) a break in a bone or cartilage) · ta பிளவு ((geology) fault)