chainoffractures
nounUK /tʃeɪn əv ˈfræktʃəz/
US /tʃeɪn əv ˈfræktʃərz/
A chain of fractures is when a bone breaks in many places in a row, like a line of cracks.
The doctor said the X-ray showed a chain of fractures along the arm bone.
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2. A series of linked failures in a material or structure.
Engineers studied the chain of fractures in the bridge's support beams.
3. A sequence of breaks in a rock formation.
Geologists mapped a chain of fractures running through the cliff.
4. A row of small cracks in a hard surface.
The old road showed a chain of fractures after the cold winter.