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adjective
- 1. (of a bone or hard object) broken; cracked: "a fractured skull" Similar
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FRACTURED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of fracture 2. If something hard, such as a bone, fractures, or…. Learn more.
The meaning of FRACTURED is having a crack or break : having suffered a fracture. How to use fractured in a sentence.
to crack or break something, esp. a bone: [ T ] She fractured her skull in the accident. [ I ] This mineral fractures along straight lines.
: the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken. especially : the breaking of hard tissue (such as bone) b. : the rupture (as by tearing) of soft tissue. kidney fracture. 3. : the general appearance of a freshly broken surface of a mineral. fracture. 2 of 2. verb. fractured; fracturing ˈfrak-chə-riŋ. -shriŋ. transitive verb. 1. a.
If something hard, such as a bone, fractures, or is fractured, it breaks or cracks: She fractured her skull in the accident. Two of her ribs fractured when she was thrown from her horse. A fractured pipe at a steelworks has leaked 20 tons of oil into the Severn estuary. formal.
2 meanings: 1. medicine (of bones or cartilage) broken or torn 2. divided or split into parts.... Click for more definitions.
1. a. To cause to break: The impact of the fall fractured the bone. See Synonyms at break. b. To undergo a break in (a bone): He fractured his ankle in the fall. 2. To disrupt or destroy as if by breaking: fractured the delicate balance of power. 3. To abuse or misuse flagrantly, as by violating rules: ignorant writers who fracture the language. 4.
Definition of fractured adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture. the act of breaking; state of being broken. a break, breach, or split.
A fracture is a slight crack or break in something, especially a bone. At least one-third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture. 2. verb. If something such as a bone is fractured or fractures, it gets a slight crack or break in it. You've fractured a rib, maybe more than one. [VERB noun]
