Fracture | Mean of fracture in English Dictionary

/ˈfræktʃɚ/

• Noun
• the result of breaking something
1. a fracture in the Earth's crust
• a broken bone
1. She suffered a wrist fracture when she slipped on the ice.
• Verb
• to cause a crack or break in (something hard, such as a bone)
1. She fractured [=broke] her wrist when she slipped on the ice.

• to crack or break
1. Her wrist fractured when she fell on the ice.
• to damage or destroy (something) or to be damaged or destroyed in a sudden or violent way
1. Their happiness was fractured by an unforeseen tragedy.
2. These problems may fracture the unity of the two parties.
3. Their fragile happiness/unity fractured all too soon.