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hydraulic fracturing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well (or similar) in order to create fractures in the oil-bearing rock and thus release more oil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: oil industry

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  • Afrikaans: hidrobreking — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Basque: haustura hidrauliko — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Catalan: fracturació hidràulica — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Catalan: hidrofracturació — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水力壓裂 /水力压裂 (shuǐlì yāliè) — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水力劈裂 (shuǐlì pīliè) — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Czech: hydraulické štěpení — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Finnish: vesisärötys — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Finnish: frakkaus — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • French: fracturation hydraulique — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • French: hydrofracturation — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • French: fracking — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • German: Hydraulic Fracturing — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • German: Fracking — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • German: hydraulische Frakturierung — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • German: hydraulisches Aufbrechen — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • German: hydraulische Risserzeugung — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • German: hydraulische Stimulation — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Greek: υδραυλική θραύση (ydravlikí thráfsi) — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Greek: υδραυλική ρωγμάτωση (ydravlikí rogmátosi) — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Indonesian: peretakan — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Italian: fratturazione idraulica — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Korean: 수압파쇄법 (suap'paswaebeop) — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Korean: 프래킹 (peuraeking) — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Polish: szczelinowanie hydrauliczne — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Portuguese: fraturamento hidráulico — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Portuguese: fraturação hidráulica — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Portuguese: fratura hidráulica — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Russian: гидравли́ческий разры́в пласта́ (gidravlíčeskij razrýv plastá) — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Spanish: fracturamiento hidráulico — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Spanish: fractura hidráulica — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Spanish: fracturación hidráulica — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Swedish: hydraulisk spräckning — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Turkish: hidrolik kırma — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Vietnamese: nứt vỡ thuỷ lực — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
  • Welsh: ffracio hydrolig — technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well