fracture

• Nom désignant une cassure ou une rupture dans un matériau solide ou un tissu, utilisé surtout en médecine pour une os cassé, ainsi que dans d'autres contextes pour une fissure ou une division.

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.

   Fracture osseuse

   • 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.

   Synonymesbreakcrackfissurerupture

2. Crack in materialB2formaltechnical

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

   Fissure dans un matériau

   • 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.

   Synonymesbreakcrackcrevicefissurerupturesplit

• Verbe désignant l'action de briser ou de fissurer quelque chose, en particulier un os ou un matériau solide, ou le fait de se briser ou de se fissurer.

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.

   Fracturer (un os)

   • 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.

   Synonymesbreakcracksnapsplinter

2. Break or crack an objectB2formal

   To cause something hard to break or crack.

   fracturer (un objet dur)

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

   Synonymesbreakcrackruptureshattersmashsplit

   Antonymesfixmendrepair

3. Disrupt or splitC1formal

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

   Disloquer, diviser

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

   Synonymesbreakcrackdisruptdisunitedividefragmentruptureseversplintersplit

   Antonymescoalesceconsolidatejoinmergeunifyunite