fracture

• Substantivo que designa uma ruptura, rachadura ou quebra em um material sólido ou tecido, usado com mais frequência no contexto médico para descrever um osso quebrado.

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.

   Fratura óssea

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbreakcrackfissurerupture

2. Crack in materialB2formaltechnical

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

   Fratura

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbreakcrackcrevicefissurerupturesplit

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de quebrar, rachar ou romper algo, especialmente um osso ou um 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.

   Quebrar um osso

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbreakcracksnapsplinter

2. Break or crack an objectB2formal

   To cause something hard to break or crack.

   Quebrar ou rachar

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

   Sinônimosbreakcrackruptureshattersmashsplit

   Antônimosfixmendrepair

3. Disrupt or splitC1formal

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

   Fragmentar

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

   Sinônimosbreakcrackdisruptdisunitedividefragmentruptureseversplintersplit

   Antônimoscoalesceconsolidatejoinmergeunifyunite