cryofracture
English
Etymology
cryo- + fracture
Noun
cryofracture (countable and uncountable, plural cryofractures)
- fracture caused by the stresses of water freezing to become ice
Verb
cryofracture (third-person singular simple present cryofractures, present participle cryofracturing, simple past and past participle cryofractured)
- To fracture by exposure to low temperature, especially to freezing