dis|rup|ture — «dihs RUHP chuhr», transitive verb, tured, tur|ing. = disrupt. (Cf. ↑disrupt) … Useful english dictionary
ture — ab·bre·vi·a·ture; acu·punc·ture; ad·ju·di·ca·ture; ad·mix·ture; ad·ven·ture·some; ad·ven·ture·some·ly; af·fix·ture; ag·ri·cul·ture; al·co·hol·a·ture; an·a·cul·ture; ap·er·ture; api·cul·ture; aq·ua·cul·ture; ar·bo·ri·cul·ture; ar·ca·ture;… … English syllables
rup — ab·rup·tio; cor·rup·tion; cor·rup·tion·ist; cor·rup·tive; dis·rup·tion; dis·rup·tion·ist; in·rup·tion; in·ter·rup·tion; in·ter·rup·tive; ir·rup·ti·ble; ir·rup·tion; ir·rup·tive; kor·ne·rup·ine; moo·rup; pro·rup·tion; quad·rup·let; rup·pia;… … English syllables
rupture — rup·ture … English syllables
rupture — rup|ture1 [ rʌptʃər ] noun count or uncount 1. ) an end to a friendly relationship or a peaceful situation 2. ) an occasion when something suddenly bursts or tears: a rupture of the eardrum a ) an injury in which one of the organs in your body… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rupture — rup•ture [[t]ˈrʌp tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) the act of breaking 2) the state of being broken 3) a breach of harmonious or peaceful relations 4) pat hernia, esp. abdominal hernia 5) to break or burst 6) to cause a breach of 7) to suffer a… … From formal English to slang
rupture — 1. SYN: hernia. 2. A solution of continuity or a tear; a break of any organ or other of the soft parts. [L. ruptura, a fracture (of limb or vein), fr. rumpo, pp. ruptus, to break] artificial membrane r. r. of the membranes i … Medical dictionary
Alternanthera polygonoides — Rupturewort Rup ture*wort (?; 135), n. (Bot.) (a) Same as {Burstwort}. (b) A West Indian plant ({Alternanthera polygonoides}) somewhat resembling burstwort. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disrupture — Dis*rup ture, n. Disruption. [R.] Jefferson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Modulus of rupture — Rupture Rup ture (?; 135), n. [L. ruptura, fr. rumpere, ruptum to break: cf. F. rupture. See {Reave}, and cf. {Rout} a defeat.] 1. The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English