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Definition and meaning of rupture
Definitions
rupture (n.)
1.the act of making a sudden noisy break
2.a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
3.state of being torn or burst open
4.(figurative)an instance of sudden interruption
rupture (v.)
1.separate or cause to separate abruptly"The rope snapped" "tear the paper"
Rupture (n.)
1.(MeSH)Forcible or traumatic tear or break of an organ or other soft part of the body.
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Merriam Webster
RuptureRup"ture (?; 135), n. [L. ruptura, fr. rumpere, ruptum to break: cf. F. rupture. See Reave, and cf. Rout a defeat.]
1. The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring. Arbuthnot.
Hatch from the egg, that soon,
Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed
Their callow young. Milton.
2. Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture.
He knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a rupture with his family. E. Everett.
3. (Med.) Hernia. See Hernia.
4. A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion.
Modulus of rupture. (Engin.) See under Modulus.
Syn. -- Fracture; breach; break; burst; disruption; dissolution. See Fracture.
RuptureRup"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruptured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rupturing.]
1. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.
2. To produce a hernia in.
RuptureRup"ture, v. i. To suffer a breach or disruption.
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Synonyms
rupture (n.)
breach, break, breaking, cleavage, contravention, crack, cracking, detachment, disruption, falling out, fracture, hernia, infringement, invasion, parting, pulling off, rift, ripping, ripping off, ripping open, severance, split, tearing, tearing away, tearing off, tearing open, tearing up, violation
rupture (n.) (figurative)
abruption, breaking off, break (figurative), breaking (figurative), split (figurative)
See also
Phrases
⇨ Achilles tendon rupture • DJ /rupture • Diaphragmatic rupture • Epistemological rupture • Myocardial rupture • Patellar tendon rupture • Premature rupture of membranes • Rupture (band) • Rupture (engineering) • Rupture (social networking) • Rupture disc • Rupture of aortic sinus • Rupture of membranes • Steam rupture • Testicular rupture • Traumatic aortic rupture • Traumatic rupture of the aortic isthmus • Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta • Uterine rupture • What's Your Rupture?
Analogical dictionary
Rupture (n.)
[MeSH]
rupture (n.)
action de casser (fr)[Classe]
endroit où qqch a été cassé ou déchiré (fr)[Classe]
cachet, sceau, tampon (fr)[termes liés]
rupture (n.)
[figurative]
rupture (n.)
break, breakage, breaking[Hyper.]
bust, rupture, sever, snap, tear[Dérivé]
rupture (n.)
fait de quitter qqn à qui l'on est lié (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
rupture (n.)
harm, hurt, injury, trauma[Hyper.]
bust, rupture, sever, snap, tear[Dérivé]
rupture (v.)
cut through; cleave[Classe]
Wikipedia
Rupture
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Rupture may refer to:
Anatomy and medicine
- Abdominal hernia, formerly referred to as "a rupture"
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Biceps tendon rupture
- Rupture of membranes, a "water breaking" event of pregnancy
- Premature rupture of membranes, when the amniotic sac ruptures more than an hour before the onset of labor
- Ruptured spleen
- Testicular rupture, a rip or tear in the connective tissue covering of the testes
Other uses
- DJ /rupture, a New York-based DJ and producer
- Steam rupture, a rupture in a pressurized system of super critical water
- Rupture (band), an Australian hardcore punk band
- Rupture (engineering), a failure of tough ductile materials loaded in tension
- Rupture (social networking), a social networking site for computer gamers
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