Definition of Fracture

when an object cracks without necessarily completely breaking to pieces

Examples of Fracture in a sentence

She gaped in horror as the soft ice began to fracture beneath her feet. 🔊

When the cheerleader fell from the top of the pyramid, she landed on her arm, but luckily it was just a fracture and she'd be fine in time for competition. 🔊

The fracture in the rock was so big she could almost fit her finger inside. 🔊

Jenna rushed to pick up the egg that rolled off the counter and was relieved to find that apart from a slight fracture in the side, the egg did not completed crack. 🔊

The greatest known fracture on earth is the Grand Canyon. 🔊

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