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Word: rupture (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A burst, split, or break.
  • A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
  • engineering A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.
  • medicine A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.

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