fracture

  • 31FRACTURE — n. f. Rupture avec effort. Fracture d’une porte, d’une serrure. En termes de Chirurgie, il signifie Lésion osseuse consistant en une solution de continuité accompagnée ou non de déplacement des téguments. Réduire une fracture …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 32fracture — n. 1) to reduce, set a fracture 2) a compound; compression; greenstick; hairline; simple; stress * * * [ fræktʃə] compression greenstick hairline set a fracture simple stress a compound to reduce …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 33fracture — tv. to cause someone to laugh very hard. □ Now, this joke’ll fracture you. □ I like to tell a few that fracture everybody …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 34fracture — n. & v. n. 1 a breakage or breaking, esp. of a bone or cartilage. b the result of breaking; a crack or split. 2 the surface appearance of a freshly broken rock or mineral. 3 Linguistics a the substitution of a diphthong for a simple vowel owing… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 35fracture — Synonyms and related words: abrade, abrasion, abysm, abyss, amuse, arroyo, bark, beguile, blemish, bloody, box canyon, breach, break, break open, break up, breakage, breaking, burn, burst, bust, canyon, cavity, chafe, chap, chasm, check, chimney …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 36fracture — frac|ture1 [ fræktʃər ] noun count a break or crack in a bone: She was admitted to the hospital with fractures of both legs. a. a break or crack in a very hard substance: The earthquake produced fractures in the concrete bridge supports. fracture …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37fracture — 1 verb (I, T) if a bone or other hard substance fractures or is fractured, it breaks or cracks: He fractured a leg in pre season training. | Under such pressure, rock will begin to fracture. | a fractured rib 2 noun (C) a crack or broken part in… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38fracture — 1. noun 1) the risk of vertebral fracture Syn: breaking, breakage, cracking, fragmentation, splintering, rupture 2) tiny fractures in the rock Syn: crack, split, fissure, crevice, break …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 39fracture — [ˈfræktʃə] noun [C] I a break or crack in a bone or piece of rock II verb [I/T] fracture [ˈfræktʃə] if something hard such as a bone fractures, or if it is fractured, it breaks or cracks fractured [ˈfræktʃəd] adj …

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  • 40fracture — irimas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Medžiagos mechaninis ar cheminis skilimas. atitikmenys: angl. decay; decaying; decomposition; demolition; destruction; disintegration; failure; fracture; rupture; wrecking vok.… …

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