how to pronounce fracture

/ˈfɹæk.tʃəɹ/

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fracture is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of fracture in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… they can fracture collagenase …”

meanings of fracture

noun:

An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
A break in bone or cartilage.
A fault or crack in a rock.

verb:

To break, or cause something to break.
To amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides.

fracture frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word fracture occurs in english on average 4.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics fracture can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that fracture can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;