An impediment is anything that slows or blocks progress. It can refer to a physical thing, like a fallen tree in the road, or something more intangible, like how piracy is an impediment to the pleasure cruise industry in Somalia. See the pedi in there?
An oblique fracture is when the break has a curved or sloped pattern. A comminuted fracture is when the bone breaks into several pieces. A buckled fracture, also known as an impacted fracture, is one whose ends are driven into each other. This is commonly seen in arm fractures in children.
Mineralogically speaking,  fracture means the characteristic  appearance of the surface of a freshly broken mineral or rock. It  can also mean the manner in which a mineral â¦ or rock naturally  breaks.    Synonyms of fracture include, but are not  limited to: splinter, smash, split, rupture, and shatter.