If you rupture yourself, you rupture a part of your body, usually because you have lifted something heavy. He ruptured himself playing football
Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture
In the breaking strength or tensile strength tests the point at which a material physically comes apart as opposed to yield strength, elongation, etc
If an object ruptures or if something ruptures it, it bursts open. Certain truck gasoline tanks can rupture and burn in a collision Sloshing liquids can rupture the walls of their containers. = burst
In the breaking strength or tensile strength tests, the point at which the material physically comes apart, as opposed to elongation yield strength, etc
Perforation of the tube wall such that the primary-to-secondary leak rate exceeds the normal charging pump capacity of the primary coolant system