Fracture

·noun The breaking of a bone.

II. Fracture ·noun The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.

III. Fracture ·noun The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture.

IV. Fracture ·vt To cause a fracture or fractures in; to Break; to burst asunder; to Crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull.