Fracture
noun
A crack or break in a hard object or material, like a bone or rock.
He fell and suffered a fracture in his left arm.
Often appears as...
- bone fracture
- fracture healing
verb
To cause a crack or break in a hard object or material.
The impact of the fall fractured his leg.
Often appears as...
- fracture a bone
- fracture a window
noun
A disruption of the peace or harmony in a situation or relationship.
The controversial decision led to a fracture within the team.
Often appears as...
- fracture in the ranks
- fracture in relations
verb
To disrupt the peace or harmony in a situation or relationship.
Her remarks fractured the delicate alliance.
Often appears as...
- fracture an alliance
- fracture a friendship
noun
A specific way in which minerals, crystals or rocks break.
The fracture of this mineral is conchoidal, that is, it creates curved surfaces when it breaks.
Often appears as...
- conchoidal fracture
- fracture cleavage
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noun
A crack or break in a hard object or material, like a bone or rock.
He fell and suffered a fracture in his left arm.
Often appears as...
- bone fracture
- fracture healing
verb
To cause a crack or break in a hard object or material.
The impact of the fall fractured his leg.
Often appears as...
- fracture a bone
- fracture a window
noun
A disruption of the peace or harmony in a situation or relationship.
The controversial decision led to a fracture within the team.
Often appears as...
- fracture in the ranks
- fracture in relations
verb
To disrupt the peace or harmony in a situation or relationship.
Her remarks fractured the delicate alliance.
Often appears as...
- fracture an alliance
- fracture a friendship
noun
A specific way in which minerals, crystals or rocks break.
The fracture of this mineral is conchoidal, that is, it creates curved surfaces when it breaks.
Often appears as...
- conchoidal fracture
- fracture cleavage
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Harm
Used to describe physical damage, especially to bones.
The X-ray shows a clean fracture of the tibia.
Pro Tip 2/2Severity Indicator
Indicates the severity of damage; a fracture is serious.
After the accident, the victim had multiple fractures.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Harm
Used to describe physical damage, especially to bones.
The X-ray shows a clean fracture of the tibia.
Pro Tip 2/2Severity Indicator
Indicates the severity of damage; a fracture is serious.
After the accident, the victim had multiple fractures.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Harm
Used to describe physical damage, especially to bones.
The X-ray shows a clean fracture of the tibia.
Pro Tip 2/2Severity Indicator
Indicates the severity of damage; a fracture is serious.
After the accident, the victim had multiple fractures.
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Alex Smith: An NFL...
To that point, my life had been so big, so full of possibility, but now it all seemed to be spiraling down, like that fracture in my leg. And I'll be honest, this wasn't the first time that my mind had been twisted up like that.
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Baby Elephant Has Broken...
fractured bone could be fatal the antibiotics should save her life so the young cough like this should heal very fast miro is coming round but she's totally confused
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The warning sounds of a...
underneath ultimately we can also sorry we can also use the cracking and fracturing of the ice the calving events to also keep track of as the glaciers
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My failed mission to...
when I reflect back on my spiritual quest, even though I did not find God, I found a home in even today, in a world fractured by religious,
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How does fracking work?...
Deep underground lies stores of once inaccessible natural gas. This gas was likely formed over millions of years as layers of decaying organisms were exposed to intense heat and pressure under the Earth's crust. There's a technology called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,
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Anand Giridharadas: A...
I knew at once I wanted to learn more, and eventually that I would write a book about them, for their story was the story of America's fracturing and of how it might be put back together. After he was shot, Raisuddin's life grew no easier.
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The greatest TED Talk...
today's world this this intersection of new media and old median the fractured media landscape isn't the idea to get that new buzz worthy delivery vehicle that's going to get that message to the masses now that's what I thought but the
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Earthquakes 101 PIPE...
sudden and powerful release of energy so powerful that it breaks the Earth's crust this fracturing emits shockwaves through the ground and causes intense vibrations or quakes in fact the world's most earthquake-prone regions are where
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Alex Smith: An NFL...
To that point, my life had been so big, so full of possibility, but now it all seemed to be spiraling down, like that fracture in my leg. And I'll be honest, this wasn't the first time that my mind had been twisted up like that.
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3 rules for better...
you’ll feel empowered to demand that others respect and accommodate your approach to time. Maybe they’ll even feel inspired to piece together the fractured moments of their lives, too.
Video examples
What's hidden under the...
This is how fracking works to extract natural gas from deep within the earth. Pressurized fluids fracture rocks. All it takes is a crack to get started. Well, we recently discovered
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Baby Elephant Has Broken...
fractured bone could be fatal the antibiotics should save her life so the young cough like this should heal very fast miro is coming round but she's totally confused
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The warning sounds of a...
underneath ultimately we can also sorry we can also use the cracking and fracturing of the ice the calving events to also keep track of as the glaciers
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My failed mission to...
when I reflect back on my spiritual quest, even though I did not find God, I found a home in even today, in a world fractured by religious,
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Aaron Mooy
Australian Footballer
I did it in pre-season when we had a bounce game, I went in for a slide tackle and my back was in pain, so I came off. I had a scan a couple of days later and it showed that up. I was worried as there was a little fracture in my back but the physio said I'd be fine and he put my mind at ease. I had two weeks off and was told to do nothing.
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Stephen Greenblatt
American Critic
I believe in broken, fractured, complicated narratives, but I believe in narratives as a vehicle for truth, not simply as a form of entertainment, though I love entertainment, but also a way of conveying what needs to be conveyed about the works that I care about.
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Tom Hardy
English Actor
If you're lucky like me, your relationship with your brother has resolved itself on the peaceful side of the fence and has stayed there. But if you're someone who's got a family that's all fractured and finding it hard to relate, that's a very sad place to be.
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Jamie Dornan
Irish Actor
I like playing characters who are fractured, broken. I find that more relatable, for some reason. I don't feel that I'm like that myself by nature, but there's just something that you can really grab hold of if people have a darkness in them, I think.
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Jonathan Nolan
British Writer
I've always loved shows that combine both approaches - that have a mythology and a set of characters, whose stories develop and change, and where the relationships evolve and fracture.
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Pam Ferris
British Actress
I think fractures in your childhood make you observe the world more as an outsider. Possibly it pushes you outside.
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Abby Lee Miller
American Dancer
Cry if you have a compound fracture, by all means. Or if your grandpa died. But otherwise, save it for your pillow.
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Petr Cech
Czechoslovakian Athlete
I had a depressed skull fracture. A few pieces of bone went in quite deep; that was the biggest danger.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
Look, I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters.
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Richard Quest
English Journalist
I don't think many people would disagree that the world is fractured.
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Aaron Mooy
Australian Footballer
I did it in pre-season when we had a bounce game, I went in for a slide tackle and my back was in pain, so I came off. I had a scan a couple of days later and it showed that up. I was worried as there was a little fracture in my back but the physio said I'd be fine and he put my mind at ease. I had two weeks off and was told to do nothing.
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Stephen Greenblatt
American Critic
I believe in broken, fractured, complicated narratives, but I believe in narratives as a vehicle for truth, not simply as a form of entertainment, though I love entertainment, but also a way of conveying what needs to be conveyed about the works that I care about.
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Tom Hardy
English Actor
If you're lucky like me, your relationship with your brother has resolved itself on the peaceful side of the fence and has stayed there. But if you're someone who's got a family that's all fractured and finding it hard to relate, that's a very sad place to be.
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Jamie Dornan
Irish Actor
I like playing characters who are fractured, broken. I find that more relatable, for some reason. I don't feel that I'm like that myself by nature, but there's just something that you can really grab hold of if people have a darkness in them, I think.
Quote examples
Jonathan Nolan
British Writer
I've always loved shows that combine both approaches - that have a mythology and a set of characters, whose stories develop and change, and where the relationships evolve and fracture.
Quote examples
Pam Ferris
British Actress
I think fractures in your childhood make you observe the world more as an outsider. Possibly it pushes you outside.
Quote examples
Abby Lee Miller
American Dancer
Cry if you have a compound fracture, by all means. Or if your grandpa died. But otherwise, save it for your pillow.
Quote examples
Petr Cech
Czechoslovakian Athlete
I had a depressed skull fracture. A few pieces of bone went in quite deep; that was the biggest danger.
Quote examples
Nicolas Cage
Actor
Look, I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters.
Quote examples
Richard Quest
English Journalist
I don't think many people would disagree that the world is fractured.
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