fracture : अर्थ और परिभाषाएं

The act or process of breaking.

The condition of having been broken or ruptured: "a sudden and irreparable fracture of the established order” ( W. Bruce Lincoln).

A break, rupture, or crack, especially in bone or cartilage.

Mineralogy The characteristic manner in which a mineral breaks.

Mineralogy The characteristic appearance of the surface of a broken mineral.

Geology A crack or fault in a rock.

To cause to break: The impact fractured a bone.

To undergo a break in (a bone): He fractured his ankle in the fall.

To disrupt or destroy as if by breaking: fractured the delicate balance of power.

To abuse or misuse flagrantly, as by violating rules: ignorant writers who fracture the language.

Slang To cause to laugh heartily: "Jack Benny fractured audiences . . . for more than 50 years” ( Newsweek).

To undergo a fracture. See Synonyms at break.