"hydrofracture" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hydrofractures [plural]
Etymology: hydro- + fracture Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hydro|fracture}} hydro- + fracture Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hydrofracture (countable and uncountable, plural hydrofractures)
  1. (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-hydrofracture-en-noun-QZ~WJVqW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hydro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hydro-: 63 37 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Verb

Forms: hydrofractures [present, singular, third-person], hydrofracturing [participle, present], hydrofractured [participle, past], hydrofractured [past]
Etymology: hydro- + fracture Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hydro|fracture}} hydro- + fracture Head templates: {{en-verb}} hydrofracture (third-person singular simple present hydrofractures, present participle hydrofracturing, simple past and past participle hydrofractured)
  1. (geology) To weather by repeated freezing and thawing Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-hydrofracture-en-verb-jNfm9kSc Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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