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Fracture vs Fractural - What's the difference?

fracture | fractural |

As a verb fracture

is .

As an adjective fractural is

of or pertaining to a fracture.

fracture

English

(wikipedia fracture)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage
  • (geology) a fault or crack in a rock

    • Derived terms

    * compound fracture * fracture mechanics * greenstick fracture * hairline fracture * incomplete fracture * Jones fracture * simple fracture * Smith's fracture * stress fracture * tracheal fracture * vowel fracture

    Related terms

    * fractal * fraction * fragment

    Verb

  • to break, or cause something to break

    • External links

    * * English ergative verbs ----

    fractural

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to a fracture.
    • (Webster 1913)