- (n.) The breaking of a bone.
- (n.) The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a compact fracture; an even, hackly or conchoidal fracture.
- (n.) The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.
- (v.t.) To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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