1. a crack or break in something hard, especially a bone
2. the action of breaking or cracking something

1. to crack or break something hard
2. to become cracked or broken

Examples

• The X-ray showed a fracture in her wrist bone.
• The earthquake caused fractures in the building’s foundation.
• He fractured his ankle while playing soccer.
• The ice began to fracture under the weight.
• The stress fracture took weeks to heal properly.
• The rock will fracture along its natural weak points.
• She suffered multiple fractures in the accident.