fracture

• Sustantivo que denota una rotura, grieta o quiebre en un material sólido o tejido, usado con mayor frecuencia en el contexto médico para referirse a un hueso roto.

A noun referring to a break, crack, or rupture in a hard material or tissue, most commonly used in medical contexts to describe a broken bone.

1. Bone breakB1formalmedical

   A break or crack in a bone, often caused by injury or stress.

   Fractura ósea

   • The X-ray showed a hairline fracture in his wrist.
   • She suffered a compound fracture in her leg after the fall.
   • Doctors treated the fracture with a cast and rest.

   Sinónimosbreakcrackfissurerupture

2. Crack in materialB2formaltechnical

   A crack or break in a hard material, such as rock, metal, or glass.

   fractura (en material)

   • The engineer inspected the fracture in the steel beam.
   • A fracture in the pipeline caused a leak.
   • Geologists studied the fracture in the rock formation.

   Sinónimosbreakcrackcrevicefissurerupturesplit

• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de romper o agrietar algo, especialmente un hueso o un material sólido.

A verb used to indicate the act of breaking or cracking something, especially a bone or hard material.

1. Break a boneB2formalmedical

   To cause a break or crack in a bone.

   Fracturar un hueso

   • He fractured his leg while skiing.
   • The doctor said she fractured her wrist in the fall.
   • Falling from the ladder can easily fracture a bone.

   Sinónimosbreakcracksnapsplinter

2. Break or crack an objectB2formal

   To cause something hard to break or crack.

   fracturar

   • The impact fractured the windshield.
   • The earthquake fractured the pavement in several places.
   • Extreme pressure can fracture even the strongest metal.

   Sinónimosbreakcrackruptureshattersmashsplit

   Antónimosfixmendrepair

3. Disrupt or splitC1formal

   To cause a group or system to break apart or become divided.

   romper, dividir

   • The scandal fractured the political party.
   • Disagreements over policy fractured the alliance.
   • The community was fractured by the controversial decision.

   Sinónimosbreakcrackdisruptdisunitedividefragmentruptureseversplintersplit

   Antónimoscoalesceconsolidatejoinmergeunifyunite