The separation of a body into two, or more, pieces under the action of stress.
The breaking of hard tissue such as bone.
To break a hard tissue such as a bone.
(geology) a fracture in the earth's crust with displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right on the San Andreas fault"
break: "She broke her clavicle"
become fractured: "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"
break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"
breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
fracture a bone of: "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
the act of cracking something
(geology) a crack in the earth''s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"
fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"
become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
