cryofracture

noun

Etymology

From cryo- + fracture.

  1. derived from *bʰreg-
  2. derived from frāctūra
  3. derived from fracture
  4. inherited from fracture
  5. prefixed as cryofracture — “cryo + fracture

Definitions

  1. fracture caused by the stresses of water freezing to become ice

  2. To fracture by exposure to low temperature, especially to freezing

The neighborhood

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