Meaning Of Fracture

n.

The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.

n.

The breaking of a bone.

n.

The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture.

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.