Bruch

Bruch is a German noun meaning a break, fracture, or rupture. In everyday use it refers to physical damage such as a bone fracture (Knochenbruch) or a crack in an object, and it can also describe a rupture or failure in a system or process.

In mathematics and related disciplines, a Bruch denotes a fraction, and Bruchrechnung refers to the arithmetic of fractions, including forming, comparing, and performing operations on fractions.

Bruch's membrane is a thin basement membrane in the eye, lying between the retina and the choroid. It is an important anatomical feature in ocular physiology and in certain eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration.

Max Bruch (1838–1920) was a German composer. He is best known for his Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, a standard work in the violin repertoire.