Definition/Meaning of rupture

• English - Noun: rupture ( plural ruptures ) A burst , split , or break . Milton Hatch from the egg , that soon , / Bursting with kindly rupture , forth disclosed / Their callow young . A social breach or break , between individuals or groups . E . Everett He knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a rupture with his family . ( medicine ) A break or tear in soft tissue , such as a muscle . ( engineering…
• English - Verb: rupture ( third-person singular simple present ruptures , present participle rupturing , simple past and past participle ruptured ) ( transitive , intransitive ) To burst , break through , or split , as under pressure . Translations
• English - Etymology: From Middle French rupture , or its source , Latin ruptura ( “ a breaking , rupture (of a limb or vein), in Medieval Latin also a road , a field , a form of feudal tenure , a tax , etc . ” ), from the participle stem of rumpere ( “ to break , burst ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈɹʌptʃə/
• English - See also: Rupture on Wikipedia . Wikipedia