Fracture vs Cleft - What's the difference?
fracture | cleft | Related terms |
the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage
(geology) a fault or crack in a rock
to break, or cause something to break
An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
A piece made by splitting.
A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
(Webster 1913)
(cleave)
As nouns the difference between fracture and cleft
is that fracture is the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage while cleft is an opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.As verbs the difference between fracture and cleft
is that fracture is to break, or cause something to break while cleft is past tense of cleave.fracture
English
(wikipedia fracture)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* compound fracture * fracture mechanics * greenstick fracture * hairline fracture * incomplete fracture * Jones fracture * simple fracture * Smith's fracture * stress fracture * tracheal fracture * vowel fractureVerb
External links
* * English ergative verbs ----cleft
English
Noun
(en noun)- a cleft of wood