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hairline fracture vs fracture

fracture vs hairline fracture

hairline fracture and fracture both are nouns.

hairline fracture is not a verb while fracture is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hairline fracture Yes No No No
fracture Yes No Yes No
As nouns, fracture is a hypernym of hairline fracture; that is, fracture is a word with a broader meaning than hairline fracture:
  • hairline fracture: a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin
  • fracture: breaking of hard tissue such as bone
Other hypernyms of hairline fracture include break.
hairline fracture (noun) fracture (noun)
a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin the act of cracking something
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
hairline fracture (verb) fracture (verb)
fracture a bone of
become fractured
violate or abuse
break into pieces
interrupt, break, or destroy
Difference between hairline fracture and fracture

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