[ˈfraktʃə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material
(e.g: ground movements could cause fracture of the pipe)

- the replacement of a simple vowel by a diphthong owing to the influence of a following sound, typically a consonant


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin fractura, from frangere ‘to break’

[ˈfraktʃə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- break or cause to break
(e.g: the stone has fractured)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin fractura, from frangere ‘to break’