n.
Pronunciation: ' frak-ch ə r, -sh ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fractura, from fractus
Date: 15th century
1 : the result of fracturing : BREAK
2 a : the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken especially : the breaking of hard tissue (as bone) b : the rupture (as by tearing) of soft tissue <kidney fracture >
3 : the general appearance of a freshly broken surface of a mineral