rupture
US /ˈrʌptʃɚ/
・UK /'rʌptʃə(r)/
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v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To (cause to) burst or break
The balloon will rupture if you blow it too big
n.NounA crack or break in something
The handbag had a rupture at the bottom
n.NounMedical tear or break in something, e.g. a muscle
He had a rupture in his intestine after the fight
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)Medical to tear or break
His eardrum ruptured from listening to lots of loud music
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To break or burst suddenly.
The company ruptured its contract with the supplier.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To suffer a rupture of (a body part).
The athlete ruptured his Achilles tendon during the game.
n.NounA sudden break or interruption of friendly relations.
The political rupture between the two countries led to war.
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How to Survive a Building Explosion
- With the pressure rising to over 103 kPa or 15 lbs/in2, the blast wave is strong enough to rupture your eardrums, possibly causing permanent hearing loss.
With the pressure rising to over 103 kPa or 15 lbs/in2, the blast wave is strong enough to rupture your eardrums, possibly causing permanent hearing loss.
- the blast wave is strong enough to rupture your eardrums, possibly causing permanent hearing loss.
the blast wave is strong enough to rupture your eardrums, possibly causing permanent hearing loss.
The Science Behind the Massive Turkey-Syria Earthquakes | WSJ
- The strain will build up and, finally, it will rupture and release all that accumulated strain in a large earthquake.
The strain will build up and, finally, it will rupture and release all that accumulated strain in a large earthquake.
The Cascadia Fault Is Ready To Rupture: A MEGA Earthquake Is Coming!
- A full rupture of the entire fault line would release immense energy, likely resulting in one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded.
A full rupture of the entire fault line would release immense energy, likely resulting in one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded.
- A full rupture of the entire fault line would release immense energy, likely resulting in one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded.
A full rupture of the entire fault line would release immense energy, likely resulting in one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded.
EMMA WEBSTER : THAT THOUGHT MIGHT THINK | LOS ANGELES
- Yeah, so for this one, for these two petal apocalyptic paintings, I mean, the idea started with a really simple rupture of the sky, kind of like rapture fear.
Yeah, so for this one, for these two petal apocalyptic paintings, I mean, the idea started with a really simple rupture of the sky, kind of like rapture fear.
- Yeah, so for this one for these two Petzl apocalyptic paintings, I mean, the idea started with a really simple rupture of the sky, a kind of, like, rapture fear.
Yeah, so for this one for these two Petzl apocalyptic paintings, I mean, the idea started with a really simple rupture of the sky, a kind of, like, rapture fear.
Jacque Fresco - Introduction to Sociocyberneering - Larry King (1974)
- and their bodies rupture, fall to the soil and enrich the soil,
and their bodies rupture, fall to the soil and enrich the soil,
- cavitation is produced and their bodies rupture,
cavitation is produced and their bodies rupture,
Macron, 3 NATO Allies SLAP BACK At Trump's Elon Musk 'Revenge' | 'US Intimidation Won't...'
- A transatlantic rupture is widening, this time not over war or trade, but over speech, power, and
A transatlantic rupture is widening, this time not over war or trade, but over speech, power, and
- A transatlantic rupture is widening, this time not over war or trade, but over speech, power, and
A transatlantic rupture is widening, this time not over war or trade, but over speech, power, and
France's Prime Minister resigns after less than a month on the job
- So there's now this rupture between President Macron's center and the traditional right.
So there's now this rupture between President Macron's center and the traditional right.
- So there's now this rupture between President Macron's center and the traditional right,
So there's now this rupture between President Macron's center and the traditional right,
Blood, Part 1 - True Blood: Crash Course A&P #29
- At the very first sign of rupture, the blood vessel actually constricts itself to slow the flow of blood through it.
At the very first sign of rupture, the blood vessel actually constricts itself to slow the flow of blood through it.
- At the very first sign of a rupture, the blood vessel actually constricts itself, to slow
At the very first sign of a rupture, the blood vessel actually constricts itself, to slow
Alzheimer's disease - plaques, tangles, causes, symptoms & pathology
- Amyloid plaque can also deposit around blood vessels in the brain, called amyloid angiopathy, which weakens the walls of the blood vessels and increases the risk of hemorrhage, or rupture and blood loss.
Amyloid plaque can also deposit around blood vessels in the brain, called amyloid angiopathy, which weakens the walls of the blood vessels and increases the risk of hemorrhage, or rupture and blood loss.
- which weakens the walls of the blood vessels
and increases the risk of hemorrhage, or rupture
which weakens the walls of the blood vessels and increases the risk of hemorrhage, or rupture
肋骨骨折會自己好嗎？急診醫生回答「創傷問題」：有些傷口縫線是動物腸子做的！ ER Doctor Answers Injury Questions｜名人專業問答｜GQ Taiwan
- And what happens in people that require Tommy John surgery is they end up having a rupture of this tendon called the ulnar collateral ligament.
And what happens in people that require Tommy John surgery is they end up having a rupture of this tendon called the ulnar collateral ligament.
- And what happens in people that require Tommy John surgery is they end up having a rupture of this tendon called the ulnar collateral ligament.
And what happens in people that require Tommy John surgery is they end up having a rupture of this tendon called the ulnar collateral ligament.