📖 Определения и значения для слова fracture
📒 a break in a bone or other hard material
- a fracture of the leg/skull
- a compound/simple fracture (= one in which the broken bone comes/does not come through the skin)
- Cracks and fractures are appearing in the ancient wall.
📒 the fact of something breaking, especially a bone
- Old people's bones are more prone to fracture.
- Research has shown that hormone replacement therapy can reduce the risk of fracture by 50 to 60 per cent.
- Ground movements could cause fracture of the pipe.