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Definition of Rupture

1. Verb. Separate or cause to separate abruptly. "They rupture the sheets"; "Tear the paper"

2. Noun. State of being torn or burst open.

3. Noun. A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions). "They hoped to avoid a break in relations"

4. Noun. The act of making a sudden noisy break.

Definition of Rupture

1. n. 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.

2. v. t. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel.

3. v. i. To suffer a breach or disruption.

Definition of Rupture

1. Noun. A burst, split, or break. ¹

2. Noun. A social breach or break, between individuals or groups. ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle. ¹

4. Noun. (engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking. ¹

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rupture

1. to burst [v -TURED, -TURING, -TURES] - See also: burst

Medical Definition of Rupture

1. 1. Forcible tearing or disruption of tissue. 2. A hernia. (17 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rupture

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