Fracture

Meaning

Fracture means a crack or break in something, especially a bone. As a verb, it means to break or crack something, or to cause something to become divided or damaged.

Pronunciation

/ˈfræk.tʃər/

Word Forms

• Base form: fracture
• Past tense: fractured
• Past participle: fractured
• Present participle: fracturing
• Noun: fracture
• Adjective: fractured

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• fracture a bone — to break a bone.
• suffer a fracture — to experience a broken bone.
• fractured bone — a bone that has been broken or cracked.
• stress fracture — a small crack in a bone caused by repeated physical stress.
• fractured relationship — a relationship that has become seriously damaged.
• fracture of the skull — a break or crack in the skull.

Example Sentences

• He suffered a fracture after falling from his bicycle.
• The doctor confirmed that she had fractured her wrist.
• The earthquake caused fractures in several buildings.
• The argument fractured their previously close friendship.
• The pressure eventually caused the material to fracture.

Literary Example

Example:

“Some parts are still full of cracks from the floods and the shifting of the tectonic plates.”

— Andrés Neuman, Fracture

In Neuman's novel, fracture is closely connected to physical breaking and the geological damage caused by earthquakes. The novel itself also uses physical fractures as part of its wider meditation on trauma, memory, and damage. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

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