fracture
/ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.70 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To break, or cause something to break.
Example Sentences
- "Hall found the immediate cause at Rickerscote to have been the complete fracture of an axle on STS 53241, the freight train's ninth wagon. The fracture had been caused by fatigue initiated by corrosion pitting on the axle surface."
- "“You fracture me, Frankie,” Patsy said. “You should take that act on the road. Howsabout now?” This is the way it would go whenever I showed up at Patsy's, a dual of digs and wisecracks with the disapproving groans of those within earshot."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Latin frāctūrus Latin frāctūrader. Old French fracturebor. Middle English fracture English fracture From Middle English fracture, from Old French fracture, from Latin frāctūra (“a breach, fracture, cleft”), from frangere (“to break”), past participle frāctus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-, whence also English break. See fraction. Doublet of fraktur.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: fracture, frāctūra, *bʰreg-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/
- British English: /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/