fracture
English Thesaurus
1. the act of cracking something (noun.act)
2. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | inclined fault, |
| definition | : | a geological fault in which one side is above the other (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | strike-slip fault, |
| definition | : | a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | denali fault, |
| definition | : | a major open geological fault in Alaska (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | san andreas fault, |
| definition | : | a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | fault line, |
| definition | : | (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface (noun.location) |
| domain category | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
3. breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | harm, hurt, injury, trauma, |
| definition | : | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | comminuted fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | complete fracture, |
| definition | : | break involving the entire width of the bone (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | compression fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | depressed fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | displaced fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | incomplete fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | impacted fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end (noun.state) |
4. fracture a bone of (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | injure, wound, |
| definition | : | cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body) |
| verb group | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break (a bone) (verb.body) |
5. break (a bone) (verb.body)
| hyponym | : | refracture, |
| definition | : | break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way (verb.body) |
| verb group | : | break, fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture a bone of (verb.body) |
| verb group | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | become fractured (verb.body) |
6. become fractured (verb.body)
| verb group | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break (a bone) (verb.body) |
7. violate or abuse (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | abuse, misuse, pervert, |
| definition | : | change the inherent purpose or function of something (verb.change) |
8. break into pieces (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | break, |
| definition | : | destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments (verb.change) |
9. interrupt, break, or destroy (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | destroy, destruct, |
| definition | : | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of (verb.creation) |
10. the act of cracking something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | break, fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture a bone of (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break (a bone) (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break into pieces (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | crack, |
| definition | : | hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise (verb.contact) |
11. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break into pieces (verb.change) |
12. breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state)
| derivation | : | break, fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture a bone of (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break (a bone) (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | become fractured (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break into pieces (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | break, check, crack, |
| definition | : | become fractured; break or crack on the surface only (verb.change) |
13. fracture a bone of (verb.body)
| derivation | : | break, fracture, |
| definition | : | breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state) |
14. break (a bone) (verb.body)
15. break into pieces (verb.change)
| derivation | : | break, fracture, |
| definition | : | breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state) |
16. the act of cracking something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | break, fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture a bone of (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break (a bone) (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break into pieces (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | crack, |
| definition | : | hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise (verb.contact) |
17. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break into pieces (verb.change) |
18. breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state)
| derivation | : | break, fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture a bone of (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break (a bone) (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | become fractured (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break into pieces (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | break, check, crack, |
| definition | : | become fractured; break or crack on the surface only (verb.change) |
19. fracture a bone of (verb.body)
| derivation | : | break, fracture, |
| definition | : | breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state) |
20. break (a bone) (verb.body)
21. break into pieces (verb.change)
| derivation | : | break, fracture, |
| definition | : | breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state) |
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