fracture

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Fracture

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈfræk.tʃə/ or /ˈfræk.tjə/

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Noun

Singular fracture

Plural fractures

1. (medicine) A fracture is a break in bone or cartilage.
2. (geology) A fracture is a fault or crack in a rock.

Verb

Plain form fracture

Third-person singular fractures

Past tense fractured

Past participle fractured

Present participle fracturing

1. If you fracture something, you break or cause something to break.