Synonyms for Fracture (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (breaking of hard tissue such as bone):
break
WordNet sense 2 ((geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other):
fault, shift, faulting, geological fault
WordNet sense 3 (the act of cracking something):
crack, cracking
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