fractures

frac-tures · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Breaks in bones, typically caused by injury.

  2. 2.

    Cracks or breaks in hard materials like rock or metal.

  3. 3.

    (verb) Third person singular present tense of "fracture"; breaks or cracks.

Related words

See also: break, fracture, fractured
Synonyms: breaks, cracks, ruptures

Etymology

From Latin fractura meaning "a breaking," from frangere "to break."