Fracture (Noun)
Meaning 1
(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"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 2
Breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
The act of cracking something.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.