Definitions for fragmentˈfræg mənt; ˈfræg mənt, -mɛnt, frægˈmɛnt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
frag•mentˈfræg mənt; ˈfræg mənt, -mɛnt, frægˈmɛnt(n.; v.)
a part broken off or detached.
an isolated part.
an odd piece; scrap.
(v.i.)to collapse or break into fragments.
(v.t.)to break (something) into pieces or fragments.
to divide into fragments; disunify.
Origin of fragment:
1375–1425; late ME < L fragmentum a broken piece, remnant, der. of fra(n)g(ere) to break
Princeton's WordNet
fragment(noun)
a piece broken off or cut off of something else
"a fragment of rock"
shard, sherd, fragment(noun)
a broken piece of a brittle artifact
fragment(verb)
an incomplete piece
"fragments of a play"
break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise(verb)
break or cause to break into pieces
"The plate fragmented"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fragment(noun)ˈfræg mənt; v. ˈfræg mənt, -mɛnt, frægˈmɛnt
a small piece that has broken off sth
fragments of human skull
fragmentˈfræg mənt; v. ˈfræg mənt, -mɛnt, frægˈmɛnt
sth that is incomplete
a fragment of a sentence
Wiktionary
fragment(Noun)
A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
fragment(Noun)
A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.
fragment(Verb)
To break apart.
fragment(Verb)
To cause to be broken into pieces.
Webster Dictionary
Fragment(verb)
a part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing
Translations for fragment
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- stukkieAfrikaans
- كِسْرَه، شَظِيَّهArabic
- парчеBulgarian
- fragmentoPortuguese (BR)
- střepina, úlomekCzech
- das BruchstückGerman
- skårDanish
- θραύσμαGreek
- fragmento, pedazo, trozoSpanish
- kildEstonian
- تکهFarsi
- sirpaleFinnish
- morceau, fragmentFrench
- רְסִיסHebrew
- टुकड़ाHindi
- krhotinaCroatian
- töredékHungarian
- kepinganIndonesian
- brotIcelandic
- frammento, pezzoItalian
- 破片Japanese
- 파편Korean
- nuolauža, šukėLithuanian
- drumsla; lauskaLatvian
- kepinganMalay
- brokstukDutch
- bruddstykke, fragmentNorwegian
- okruch, odłamekPolish
- تکهPersian
- ټوټهPashto
- fragmentoPortuguese
- fragment, bucatăRomanian
- осколокRussian
- úlomokSlovak
- drobecSlovenian
- komadićSerbian
- fragment, skärva, splitterSwedish
- ส่วนที่แตกออกมาThai
- parça, kırıntıTurkish
- 碎片Chinese (Trad.)
- уламок; осколокUkrainian
- ٹکڑہUrdu
- mảnh; mảnh vỡVietnamese
- 碎片Chinese (Simp.)
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