Health / B2

FRAKCH-uh/ˈfræktʃə/

A fracture is a break in bone or hard material, or a split in a group: a fracture of the wrist; a fracture in the coalition. Break is everyday; split is close for politics. As a verb: the bone fractured. A coalition fracture delayed the bill. Do not call a disagreement over biscuits a fracture.

Meaning

A break in a bone or hard object; also a split in a group.

Examples

• “A fracture in the coalition delayed the schools bill.”
• “The A&E letter confirmed a fracture, which is the medical sense.”

Good to know

a hairline / compound fracture; a fracture in + group. Verb: fracture. Everyday: break. Politics and medicine. Serious split, not a mild row.

Near in meaning

break

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