rupture

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French rupture < Latin ruptura (“‘a breaking, rupture (of a limb or vein), in ML. also a road, a field, a form of feudal tenure, a tax, etc.’”) < rumpere (“‘to break, burst’”)

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rupture (plural ruptures)

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

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to rupture (third-person singular simple present ruptures, present participle rupturing, simple past and past participle ruptured)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.

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[edit] See also

• rupture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] External links

• rupture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• rupture in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• rupture at OneLook® Dictionary Search