rupture

Betekenis

Noun

1. A burst, split, or break.
2. A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
3. A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
4. A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.

Verb

1. To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.
2. To dehisce irregularly.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɹʌptʃə/

Etymologie

Borrowed from Middle French rupture, or its source, Latin ruptūra (“a breaking, rupture (of a limb or vein)”) and Medieval Latin ruptūra (“a road, a field, a form of feudal tenure, a tax, etc.”), from the participle stem of rumpere (“to break, burst”).

Zinnen

The asci do not rupture at maturity .

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