Wondering how to hyphenate the English word fractures? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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Breaking of hard tissue such as bone It was a nasty fracture The break seems to have been caused by a fall |
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(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 He studied the faulting of the earth's crust |
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The act of cracking something |
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Violate or abuse This writer really fractures the language |
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Interrupt, break, or destroy Fracture the balance of power |
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Break into pieces The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle |
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Become fractured The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe |
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Break (a bone) She broke her clavicle |
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Fracture a bone of I broke my foot while playing hockey |