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Did you know that the English word roots ‘fract’, ‘frang’, and ‘frag’ come from the Latin word frango which means to break or shatter? Some words that use these roots include fracture; when used as a verb it means to break or crack, when used as a noun it describes a break or split. An infraction is a break or violation of rules or an agreement. Similar to fragile, frangible describes something that is easily broken or brittle. As a verb, fragment means to break something into small pieces. As a noun, fragment describes small pieces broken from something whole. Can you think of any other words that use ‘fract’, ‘frang’, and ‘frag’?
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Bonus Facts:
The present infinitive of ‘frango’ is frangere. The perfect active is ‘fregi’. The supine (verb noun) is fractum.
In physics, refraction describes a change in direction of a wave, such as refracting light.
‘Fracking’ or hydraulic fracturing is a method used to ‘mine’ for petroleum products such as natural gas. Pressurized liquids are injected into the ground to fracture bedrock to allow petroleum products to flow more freely to wells.
In math, the term fractal started to be used in the mid-1970’s. Fractal describes irregular geometric structures which may display self-similarity. Self-similar objects have component parts that resemble the whole. Fractals are also found in nature. Click here for more information and examples of fractals.