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Fracture vs Severance - What's the difference?

fracture | severance | Synonyms |

Fracture is a synonym of severance.


As a verb fracture

is .

As a noun severance is

the act of severing or the state of being severed.

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

    Verb

  • to break, or cause something to break
  • severance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * severaunce

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of severing or the state of being severed.
  • A separation.
  • A severance payment.
  • Synonyms

    * (separation) separation * (severance payment) severance payment, severance pay