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# fracture

noun (a fracture, fractures); verb (fracture, fractures, fractured, fracturing)

«fracture» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A fracture is a break or crack, especially in a bone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fracture/#m1)
2. (verb) To fracture means to break or crack something hard, like a bone or rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fracture/#m2)
3. (verb) To fracture can mean to split a group apart: «The team fractured after the argument.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fracture/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and first-aid lessons a fracture is a broken bone; keep the person still and get help. In geography rocks fracture. Phrases: «a hairline fracture», «fracture a wrist», «compound fracture».

### Examples

- She fractured her wrist when she fell off the swing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fracture/#x1)
- The X-ray showed a small fracture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fracture/#x2)
- Keep a fracture still and call for help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fracture/#x3)
- The earthquake fractured the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fracture/#x4)
- A hairline fracture is a very thin crack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fracture/#x5)
- The ice began to fracture under his feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fracture/#x6)
- The higher branches were snapped off, and carried away to a great distance; and among these shattered branches lay Rudy's uncle, with his skull fractured. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fracture/#x7)

### Note

Countable. A fracture is a break: «broken arm» and «fractured arm» mean the same. Spelling: frac-ture.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fracture» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fracture/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fracture» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fracture.html) on Mova free.