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.
n: a crack or crevice in a formation, either natural or induced. See hydraulic fracturing.
A general term for any break in a rock, which includes cracks, joints, and faults.
A break, or separation, of a part into two or more pieces.
A break within a gemstone.
is a break in a rock, usually along flat surfaces
A crack or break in the bone.
a breaking of a body part, usually a bone.
A break in a rock caused by mechanical failure under stress. Fractures include cracks, joints and faults.
The irregular breaking of a crystal along a surface not parallel to a crystal face; serves to identify minerals.
It is the breaking of minerals when put under stress, beside cleavage.
There are two types of fractures - simple, when there is no visible break in the skin, and compound, when a bone protrudes from a wound.
the tendency in minerals and rocks to break in uneven, irregular directions
a medical term used to describe a broken or cracked bone.
uneven conchoidal hackly splintery
Another term for a wide crack the cause for which is usually structural in nature.
A general term for any break in a rock attributable to tectonic forces, magma movement, thermal processes; glacial or erosional loading or unloading, and earth tides. (Exact causes of fractures are not always known.) They occur in all types of rocks. Incomplete fractures are cracks; a fault is a fracture zone along which movement occurs. Fractured-rock aquifers often have a fast, turbulent flow; are less isotropic and less homogeneous than porous media, and Darcy's law may not apply to them. Hydrogeologic investigations in fractured rock are usually either discrete studies (based on the careful measurement of each fracture) or continuum studies (which investigate the properties of large regions of the fractured material).
A disruption or 'break' in the normal continuity of bone. Typical fracture types are: Greenstick, Spiral, comminuted, transverse, compound, and compression.
A chip or break on a diamond that is not in the direction of a cleavage plane. Irregular in shape, they usually appear step-like or as a splinter.
Leg dangles loosely, animal limps. Muzzle the animal with a strip of cloth if necessary. Carefully wrap the broken leg with newspaper for support as a temporary splint. Place him on plywood so that he can be carried without undue movement. Keep him warm with a blanket. Take him to your veterinarian as soon as possible
Broken, especially a broken bone.
A break, parting, or separation in brittle rock.
A crack or break in a rock.) To break in random places instead of cleaving. 3. The characteristic way a mineral breaks when put under stress, aside from cleavage. Said of minerals.
Irregular surface produced by breaking a mineral across rather than along cleavage planes.
a crack or fault in the rock
A crack on a diamond's surface. Also called a feather.
Cracking of snow under stress.
breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
(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"
the act of cracking something
interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"
break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"
fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
a break along an irregular surface
a break in the bone and is either closed or open
a break which is not along a cleavage plane
a broken bone and needs to be treated by a doctor
a complete or partial breakage of a bone
a crack against the flat planes or irregular surfaces of a gemstone
a crack or break in the skull
a crack or feather in a diamond or gemstone in the opposite direction of its naturally occurring crystals
a crack or feather in a diamond or stone in a different direction than its natural ly occurring crystals
an actual break in a bone
an injury that disrupts bone tissue
_Random way which minerale break.
A general term for a distinct break in the continuity of a body of rock; it includes faults, joints and non-systematic cracks.
Broken, as in a bone or tooth.
The surface of a break in metal.
breaks in a rock, usually along flat surface
Any break in a gemstone, internal or external.
Whenever a mineral is accidentally broken (usually due to pressure or a blow) producing irregular surfaces it is called fractured.- G ~ I
A split or crack in a casting caused by over-catalyzing.
Chipping or breaking of a stone in a way unrelated to it's internal atomic structure. Because of this fractured surfaces are often uneven.
A term used to describe a tooth that has been broken (either completely gone or just cracked).
Loss in the structural continuity of a bone
The manner of breaking due to intense folding or faulting.
A crack on the diamond's surface.
A disruption of the normal continuity of bone.
Any break in rock along which no significant movement has occurred.
A crack or break in a bone as a result of an injury. (See pathologic fracture)
An inclusion in a diamond, usually one reaching the surface.
A break in a bone. See comminuted; compound; condylar; fissure; metacarpal; oblique; saucer; sesamoid; slab; spiral; simple; stress. See "Fractures" subsection of "Musculoskeletal System" in veterinary supplement for a more detailed explanation.
A break in a bone, cartilage, tooth or other rigid bone tissue.
A break or crack in a bone.
describes break or partial break of steel
A break or chip in any direction not parallel to the planes of the atoms in a crystalline mineral and other than on or across cleavage planes. In other words, any uneven break.
A generic term for measure of resistance to extension of a crack.
A general term for any break in a rock, whether or not it causes displacement, due to mechanical failure by stress; fractures include cracks, joints and faults.
A break in something, especially a bone. (SS)
Any break or rupture formed in an ice cover or floe due to deformation.
The characteristic manner in which a mineral breaks.
A break in the rock, the opening of which allows mineral-bearing solutions to enter. A "cross-fracture" is a minor break extending at more-or-less right angles to the direction of the principal fractures.
a break in the rock along which there has been little or no movement
When a cusp of a tooth becomes weakened, a fracture may result. It is possible for the crack to extend further into the root and damage to the pulp is commonplace.
A fracture is a break in the rock that can serve as both a migration pathway and a reservoir for gas, oil and water.
(frac´-ture) The way in which a mineral breaks, other than along planes of cleavage, e.g. conchoidal fracture. A crack, joint, fault, or other break in rocks. Any rupture in fast ice or pack ice, from a few meters to many kilometers in length. Deformation due to a momentary loss of cohesion or of resistance to differential stress and a release of stored elastic energy.
The breaking of a part, especially of a bony structure; breaking of a tooth.
Breach in continuity of a bone. Types of fractures include simple, compound, comminuted, greenstick, incomplete, impacted, longitudinal, oblique, stress or transverse.
a break, rupture, or crack, of a bone .
A fracture is a crack in a gemstone (also called a feather).
A general term to include any kind of discontinuity in a body of rock if produced by mechanical failure, whether by shear stress or tensile stress. Fractures include faults, shears, joints, and planes of fracture cleavage.
cracks, crazing or delamination resulting from physical damage.
a crack in the Earth's crust along which no movement has occurred.
Fractures are often described by the appearance of the surface of the break in a piece of steel. Crystalline is bright and glittering, failure having developed along the cleavage planes of individual crystals and can be typical of brittle material. A silky fracture has a smooth dull grain indicative of ductile material such as a mild steel. In tensile testing fractures are described by shape, e.g. cup and cone.
metal condition that occurs when one metal product is broken into two pieces by outside forces.
Something broken, e.g. a bone
Any break in rigid body tissue, including bones, cartilage and teeth.
a break or crack in the bone.
A break, rupture, or crack, especially in bone or cartilage.
a break in a bone or cartilage, often but not always the result of trauma.
same word as broken bone. Broken bone=fracture; fracture=broken bone.
A break in bone or cartilage. Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an acquired disease of bone such as osteoporosis or by abnormal formation of bone in a disease such as osteogenesis imperfecta ("brittle bone disease"). Fractures are classified according to their character and location as, for example, a greenstick fracture of the radius. See the entire definition of Fracture
a break in a bone. giant cell arteritis (Also called cranial arteritis, temporal arteritis, or Horton's disease.) - disease causing inflammation of the temporal arteries and other arteries in the head and neck, causing the arteries to narrow, reducing blood flow in the affected areas; may cause persistent headaches and vision loss;
A fracture is a crack or feather in a diamond or stone in a different direction than its naturally occurring crystals.
A type of inclusion in a diamond or stone. A crack or feather in a different direction than its naturally occurring crystals.
The breaking or chipping of a stone along a direction other than a cleavage plane. ull-cut Brilliant A brilliant-cut diamond or coloured stone with the usual total of 58 facets, consisting of 32 facets and a table above the girdle and 24 facets and culet below.
Breaks in rocks due to intense folding or faulting.
a crack with single or multiple lines radiating from a point.
A fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage. It usually is a result of trauma. It can, however, be a result of disease of the bone, such as osteoporosis, or an abnormal formation of the bone in rare congenital (from time of birth) diseases, such as osteogenesis imperfecta. Fractures are classified by their character and location. Examples of classification include "spiral fracture of the femur", "greenstick fracture of the radius", "impacted fracture of the humerus", "linear fracture of the ulna", "oblique fracture of the metatarsal", "compression fracture of the vertebrae", and "depressed fracture of the skull". Fractures are also named by the trauma event that caused the bone breakage. Examples include "boxer's fracture" of the metacarpal bone of the hand, "blowout fracture" of the bones behind the eye, and "stress fracture" of the bones of tibia. Some fractures are also named by conditions associated with the bone breakage.
a partial or complete break in the bone.
The surface appearance of metals when they are broken.
A "broken back" – specifically, a damaged vertebra, lamina or spinous process.
irregular step-like or splintery breaks in a diamond along a direction other than a cleavage plane.
an irregular breaking or cracking of a mineral; a break or crack in rocks due to faulting or folding; to break or crack irregularly. [AHDOS
A break in a rock formation due to structural stresses; e.g. faults, shears, joints, and planes of fracture cleavage.
A fracture is the separation of a body into two, or more, pieces under the action of stress.