fracto-

prefix

Forming terms relating to the fracture or breaking of something.

“fracto- + emission → fractoemission (“the generation of charge through the breakup of rock particles”)”

OriginFrench fracto- ← Latin frāctus →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. Forming terms relating to the fracture or breaking of something.

    fracto- + emission → fractoemission (“the generation of charge through the breakup of rock particles”)

Origin

  1. Latinfrāctus“broken”
  2. Frenchfracto-
  3. Englishfracto-

Borrowed from French fracto-, from Latin frāctus (“broken”).

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APA

fracto-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fracto-

MLA

“fracto-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fracto-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fracto-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fracto-.

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