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fracture definition

fracture


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fracture 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  fracture 
 
  Sense  5 
  fracture 
  =>  refracture 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fracture 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  fracture 
 
  Sense  5 
  fracture 
  =>  refracture 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fracture 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fracture 
 
  6  senses  of  fracture 
 
  Sense  1 
  fracture 
  =>  pervert,  misuse,  abuse 
 
  Sense  2 
  fracture 
  =>  destroy,  destruct 
 
  Sense  3 
  fracture 
  =>  break 
 
  Sense  4 
  fracture 
  =>  break,  break  off  discontinue,  stop 
 
  Sense  5 
  fracture 
 
  Sense  6 
  fracture,  break 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fracture 
 
  fracture  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fracture 
 
  Sense  4 
  fracture 
  =>  break,  break  off  discontinue,  stop 
 
  Sense  5 
  fracture 
 
  Sense  6 
  fracture,  break 
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  Sense  1 
  fracture 
  =>  pervert,  misuse,  abuse 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fracture 
  =>  destroy,  destruct 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  fracture 
  =>  break 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  fracture 
  closed  fracture 
  comminuted  fracture 
  complete  fracture 
  compound  fracture 
  compression  fracture 
  depressed  fracture 
  displaced  fracture 
  fatigue  fracture 
  fracture 
  greenstick  fracture 
  impacted  fracture 
  incomplete  fracture 
  open  fracture 
  simple  fracture 
  stress  fracture 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fracture 
 
  The  noun  fracture  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fracture,  break  --  (breaking  of  hard  tissue  such  as  bone;  "it  was  a  nasty  fracture";  "the  break  seems  to  have  been  caused  by  a  fall") 
  2.  fault,  geological  fault,  shift,  fracture,  break  --  ((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") 
  3.  fracture,  crack,  cracking  --  (the  act  of  cracking  something) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fracture 
 
  The  verb  fracture  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  fracture  --  (violate  or  abuse;  "This  writer  really  fractures  the  language") 
  2.  fracture  --  (interrupt,  break,  or  destroy;  "fracture  the  balance  of  power") 
  3.  fracture  --  (break  into  pieces;  "The  pothole  fractured  a  bolt  on  the  axle") 
  4.  fracture  --  (become  fractured:  "The  tibia  fractured  from  the  blow  of  the  iron  pipe") 
  5.  fracture  --  (break,  as  of  a  bone:  "She  broke  her  clavicle") 
  6.  fracture,  break  --  (fracture  a  bone  of:  "I  broke  my  foot  while  playing  hockey") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fracture 
  fractured 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fracture 
 
  The  noun  fracture  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fracture,  break  --  (breaking  of  hard  tissue  such  as  bone;  "it  was  a  nasty  fracture";  "the  break  seems  to  have  been  caused  by  a  fall") 
  2.  fault,  geological  fault,  shift,  fracture,  break  --  ((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") 
  3.  fracture,  crack,  cracking  --  (the  act  of  cracking  something) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fracture 
 
  The  verb  fracture  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  fracture  --  (violate  or  abuse;  "This  writer  really  fractures  the  language") 
  2.  fracture  --  (interrupt,  break,  or  destroy;  "fracture  the  balance  of  power") 
  3.  fracture  --  (break  into  pieces;  "The  pothole  fractured  a  bolt  on  the  axle") 
  4.  fracture  --  (become  fractured:  "The  tibia  fractured  from  the  blow  of  the  iron  pipe") 
  5.  fracture  --  (break,  as  of  a  bone:  "She  broke  her  clavicle") 
  6.  fracture,  break  --  (fracture  a  bone  of:  "I  broke  my  foot  while  playing  hockey") 



fracture definition