fracture
nounUK /ˈfræk.tʃər/
US /ˈfræk.tʃɚ/
A fracture is a crack or break in something hard, like a bone.
The doctor said the boy had a small fracture in his arm after he fell off his bike.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To break or crack something hard.
He fractured his wrist while skating.
3. A serious disagreement that splits a group apart.
The argument caused a fracture in their friendship.
4. The way a mineral or rock breaks along a surface.
The geologist studied the fracture of the rock sample.