rupture

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable

A burst, split, or break. / A social breach or break, between individuals or groups. / (medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.

Japanese Meaning

破裂、割れ、亀裂。 / 個人または集団間の社会的な亀裂、溝。 / （医学用語）筋肉など柔らかい組織の断裂や裂け目。

The sudden rupture of the old water main flooded the entire street.

古い水道管の突然の破裂で通り全体が浸水した。

Sense（1）

A burst, split, or break.

Hatch from the egg, that soon, / Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed / Their callow young.

Sense（2）

A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.

He knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a rupture with his family.

Sense（3）

(medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.

Sense（4）

(engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.

ruptures

（ plural ）