rupture

Definitions

General Science

• noun a tear in bodily tissue
• verb to break open or burst, or to cause something to do this

Aviation

• noun the process of breaking open or bursting

Electronics

• The opening or breaking open of a circuit, insulator, or the like.
• The opening resulting from a rupture (1).

Medical

• noun the breaking or tearing of an organ such as the appendix

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Contexts for “rupture”

6 definitions in context
• General Science
• Aviation
• Electronics
• Medical