All 4 Uses of
fracture
in
The Mark of Athena
- Fracture lines zigzagged from the point of impact, and suddenly the tank burst.†
p. 204.7 *
- Stress fractures ran across the ceiling.†
p. 409.8
- She recognized what the stress fractures in the ceiling meant, all emanating from a single point—the top of the stone arch just above her.†
p. 418.0
- The Athena Parthenos remained undamaged, though the marble under its pedestal was a starburst of fractures.†
p. 561.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(fracture) a crack (or break) of a hard object -- such as bone or rock; or the act of cracking or breaking
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Fracture can also be used metaphorically as in "fracture the balance of power."