Meaning : Breaking of hard tissue such as bone.
Example :
It was a nasty fracture.
The break seems to have been caused by a fall.
Synonyms : break
Meaning : (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.
Example :
They built it right over a geological fault.
He studied the faulting of the earth's crust.
Synonyms : break, fault, faulting, geological fault, shift
Meaning : Violate or abuse.
Example :
This writer really fractures the language.
Meaning : Interrupt, break, or destroy.
Example :
Fracture the balance of power.
Meaning : Break into pieces.
Example :
The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle.
Meaning : Become fractured.
Example :
The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe.
Meaning : Break (a bone).
Example :
She broke her clavicle.