hydrofracture

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noun

Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water

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Meanings

nounhydrofracture (countable and uncountable, plural hydrofractures)

plural hydrofractures

  1. countableuncountablegeographyRock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water
verbhydrofracture (third-person singular simple present hydrofractures, present participle hydrofracturing, simple past and past participle hydrofractured)

present singular third person hydrofractures · participle present hydrofracturing · participle past hydrofractured · past hydrofractured

  1. geographyTo weather by repeated freezing and thawing

Origin

From hydro- + fracture.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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