hydrofracture

== English == === Etymology === From hydro- +‎ fracture. === Noun === hydrofracture (countable and uncountable, plural hydrofractures) (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water === Verb === hydrofracture (third-person singular simple present hydrofractures, present participle hydrofracturing, simple past and past participle hydrofractured) (geology) To weather by repeated freezing and thawing