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fracturing

UK
/ˈfræk.tʃər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈfræk.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/

Translations

fracturingnoun
fracturings
pl
The company specializes in hydraulic fracturing to extract oil.
Компания специализируется на гидроразрыве для добычи нефти.
The fracturing of the rock was caused by natural forces.
Разлом породы был вызван природными силами.
Additional translations
раскалывание
разрушение
треск
Synonyms
shatter
splinter
crack
break
separation
division
rupture
fissure
fracturinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈfræk.tʃər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈfræk.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe forces, processes, or agents that cause fractures or involve hydraulic fracturing.
fractureverb

fracturing

Gerund

fractured
Past Simple
fractured
Past Participle
fracturing
Gerund
UK
/ˈfræk.tʃə/
US
/ˈfræk.tʃɚ/
He managed to fracture his arm during the game.
Он умудрился сломать руку во время игры.
The intense pressure can fracture the rock.
Интенсивное давление может переломить камень.
Additional translations
разламывать
трещать
Synonyms
shatter
cleave
break
crack
split
rupture
break apart

Definitions

fracturingnoun
The act or process of breaking or cracking something, especially a hard material.
The fracturing of the rock was caused by the intense pressure underground.
A method used in the oil and gas industry to extract resources from underground by injecting liquid at high pressure to create fractures in the rock.
Hydraulic fracturing has significantly increased the production of natural gas in the region.
fracturinggerund / present participle
Causing or characterized by the breaking or cracking of a material; relating to the process of creating fractures.
The fracturing stress in the beam exceeded its design limits.
fractureverb
To break or cause to break into pieces.
The impact from the fall was enough to fracture the bone.
To disrupt or damage something, especially a relationship or structure.
The scandal served to fracture the unity within the organization.
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