rupture

v. tear, cause to burst, cause to break; be torn, be broken, be burst; cut off a friendly relationship, estrange oneself from a friend

n. break, burst, split, breach, tear; breach in friendly relations, estrangement

The term rupture describes various sorts of breaking in a number of fields.In engineering rupture (engineering) describes a failure mode.A steam rupture occurs within a nuclear power plant (such as pressurized water reactors and boiling water reactors) when the temperature of the nuclear reactor reaches a certain level too quickly.The rupture of membranes is a term used during pregnancy of the reproductive female to describe a rupture of membranes. A premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is a rupture that occurs prior to labour in childbirth.
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Rupture /rup·ture/ 1. tearing or disruption of tissue. 2. to forcibly disrupt tissue. 3. hernia. rup·ture n. 1. [more]Rupture - Community and Resources

Noun
1. state of being torn or burst open
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
(hyponym) hernia, herniation
(derivation) tear, snap, bust
2. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
(synonym) breach, break, severance, rift, falling out
(hypernym) separation, breakup, detachment
3. the act of making a sudden noisy break
(hypernym) breakage, break, breaking
(derivation) tear, snap, bust
Verb
1. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
(synonym) tear, snap, bust
(hypernym) separate, disunite, divide, part
(hyponym) lacerate

n. breaking, rupture, abruption; cease, severance, break; split up, breakage, split