fracture C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /ˈfræktʃɚ/ UK /ˈfræktʃə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a break or crack, especially in bone or rock The fall left a hairline fracture in his wrist. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a break or crack,... breakcrackrupturesplitbreachfissurecleave ↔ Opposites mendhealjoinfuse Word family Derived forms fracturedfracturing Related forms fractionfragmentfragilefrangible Common collocations depressed fracture Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French fracture, from Latin fractura ('a breach, fracture'), from frangere ('to break'). fractÅ«ra Latin frangere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fracture **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfræktʃɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfræktʃə/ ## Meanings 1. a break or crack, especially in bone or rock ## Examples - The fall left a hairline fracture in his wrist. ## Synonyms - break - crack - rupture - split - breach - fissure - cleave ## Antonyms - mend - heal - join - fuse ## Derived Forms - fractured - fracturing ## Related Forms - fraction - fragment - fragile - frangible ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fractÅ«ra - Root: frangere ## Etymology From Middle French fracture, from Latin fractura ('a breach, fracture'), from frangere ('to break'). ## AI Etymology Fracture comes from Middle French fracture, from Latin fractura ('a breach, fracture'), from frangere ('to break'). The historical trail runs through Latin fractÅ«ra and Latin frangere. In modern use it means a break or crack, especially in bone or rock. Derived formations include fractured, fracturing; related forms include fraction, fragment, fragile, frangible. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown