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- Dictionaryfractured/ˈfrakCHərd/
adjective
- 1. (of a bone or hard object) broken; cracked: "a fractured skull" Similar
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The meaning of FRACTURED is having a crack or break : having suffered a fracture. How to use fractured in a sentence.
FRACTURED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of fracture 2. If something hard, such as a bone, fractures, or…. Learn more.
2 meanings: 1. medicine (of bones or cartilage) broken or torn 2. divided or split into parts.... Click for more definitions.
1. a. To cause to break: The impact of the fall fractured the bone. See Synonyms at break. b. To undergo a break in (a bone): He fractured his ankle in the fall. 2. To disrupt or destroy as if by breaking: fractured the delicate balance of power. 3. To abuse or misuse flagrantly, as by violating rules: ignorant writers who fracture the language. 4.
: the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken. especially : the breaking of hard tissue (such as bone) b. : the rupture (as by tearing) of soft tissue. kidney fracture. 3. : the general appearance of a freshly broken surface of a mineral. fracture. 2 of 2. verb. fractured; fracturing ˈfrak-chə-riŋ. -shriŋ. transitive verb. 1. a.
to crack or break something, esp. a bone: [ T ] She fractured her skull in the accident. [ I ] This mineral fractures along straight lines.
Definition of fractured adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Fractured Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Adjective. Verb. Filter. adjective. (not comparable) Broken into sharp pieces. Wiktionary. Split into groups which disagree. Her fractured family could never agree on anything. Wiktionary. verb. Simple past tense and past participle of fracture. Wiktionary. Synonyms: broken.
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1. countable noun. A fracture is a slight crack or break in something, especially a bone. At least one-third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture. 2. verb. If something such as a bone is fractured or fractures, it gets a slight crack or break in it. You've fractured a rib, maybe more than one.
