English Explanatory Dictionary

rupture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹʌpt͡ʃəː/ [ˈɹʷʌ̹pt͡ʃəː] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rupture.wav /ˈɹʌpt͡ʃɚ/ [ˈɹʷʌ̈pt͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈɹʷʌ̈pt͡ʃɹ̩]

Word forms

rupture ruptures rupturing ruptured

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti Latin rumpō Latin ruptūrader. Middle French rupturebor. ▲ Latin ruptūrabor. English rupture 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”). Doublet of roture.

Derived words

macrorupture microrupture modulus of rupture nonrupture ruptureless rupture of membranes rupturewort rupturist rupturable
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