Rupture (?; 135), n. [L. ruptura, fr. rumpere, ruptum to break: cf. F. rupture. See Reave, and cf. Rout a defeat.] 1. The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring. Arbuthnot.
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Hatch from the egg, that soon,
Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed
Their callow young. Milton.
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2. Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture.
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He knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a rupture with his family. E. Everett.
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3. (Med.) Hernia. See Hernia.
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4. A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion.
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Modulus of rupture. (Engin.) See under Modulus.
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Syn. -- Fracture; breach; break; burst; disruption; dissolution. See Fracture.
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Rupture, v. i. To suffer a breach or disruption.
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