Fracture

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-23-2012

fracture
noun1

breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"2

(geology) a ***** 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]3

the act of *****ing something
verb1

violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"2

interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"3

break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"4

become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"5

break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"6

fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"

07-23-2012	#1
Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Fracture fracture noun1breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"2(geology) a *** 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]3the act of ***ing something verb1violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"2interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"3break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"4become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"5break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"6fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"