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fragment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹæɡmənt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Late Middle English fragment, from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangō (“to break”) + -mentum.

Meanings

  1. A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not.
    • I heard a small fragment of the conversation.
    • a fragment of an ancient writing
    • […]and two enormous Scottish poems, the Buik of Alexander, which has been improbably ascribed to Barbour, and Sir Gilbert Hay's Buik of Alexander the Conquerour; one nearly complete Prose Life of Alexander and fragments of four others; a stanzaic translation of the Fuerres de Gadres which survives only in a fragment, the Romance of Cassamus, and three separate translations of the Secreta Secretorum. 2012, William Matthews, The Tragedy of Arthur, University of California Press, page 68:
  2. A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate; a sentence fragment.
  3. An incomplete portion of code.
  4. (Internet) A portion of a URL referring to a subordinate resource or anchor (such as a specific point on a web page), introduced by the # sign.
    • The URL www.example.com/home#recent ends with a fragment.
    • Unique URLs requires you to make like an information architect and do some URL design work. Possibly, you'll be controlling only the fragment identifier rather than the entire URL, but even the fragment identifier has usability implications. 2006, Michael Mahemoff, Ajax Design Patterns, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 523:
  5. A split piece of an organism that has undergone the asexual reproduction process where the organism splits into one or more pieces, then those pieces become new individuals.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fragments Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

fragmentation · multifragment · peptide fragment · subfragment · microfragment · restriction fragment · fraglet · fragmentary · megafragment · fragmental · sentence fragment · nanofragment · fragment antigen binding · macrofragment · fragmentist · photofragment · fragmentography · stuffer fragment · fragment crystallizable region · fragment shader · hyperfragment · fragmentism · fragmentization · soul fragment · interfragment · fragmentable · fission fragment · Okazaki fragment · stutter fragment · fragmentectomy · Klenow fragment

Holonyms

anchor link

Relateds

infract · infraction · fracture · refraction · refract · fraction · fractious · refringent · refractory · refrangible · fractal · refractive

Synonyms

crumb · steck · lump · cutting · chunk · clip · flake · fleak · snead · scraplet · lump · tranche · fragment · slice · chip · mammock · ort · hunk · portion · snippet · crumbling · piece · chip · bit · piecemeal · scrap

Translations (149)

hu töredék (portion or segment of an object) · tr fragman (portion or segment of an object) · uk ку́сень (portion or segment of an object) · mi mōrohe (portion or segment of an object) · cs fragment (portion or segment of an object) · tr parça (portion or segment of an object) · pl część (portion or segment of an object) · ar شَقَفَة (portion or segment of an object) · az çarpanaq (portion or segment of an object) · ru отры́вок (grammar: a sentence) · uk ури́вок (grammar: a sentence) · sk kúsok (portion or segment of an object) · pl fragment (portion or segment of an object) · uk шмат (portion or segment of an object) · hi भाग (portion or segment of an object) · ru фрагме́нт (grammar: a sentence) · ro bucată (portion or segment of an object) · ms serpihan (portion or segment of an object) · acw شِقْفة (portion or segment of an object) · de Bruchstück (portion or segment of an object) · grc κλάσμα (portion or segment of an object) · sa खण्ड (portion or segment of an object) · fi fragmentti (portion or segment of an object) · be фрагме́нт (portion or segment of an object) · gd criomag (portion or segment of an object) · sv fragment (portion or segment of an object) · de Fragment (portion or segment of an object) · az qırıntı (portion or segment of an object) · acw كَسْرة (portion or segment of an object) · hu darab (portion or segment of an object) · mi kora (portion or segment of an object) · uk кусо́к (portion or segment of an object) · sh ко̀ма̄д (portion or segment of an object) · mi kongakonga (portion or segment of an object) · hi टुकड़ा (portion or segment of an object) · ru фрагме́нт (portion or segment of an object) · be абло́мак (portion or segment of an object) · nb bruddstykke (portion or segment of an object) · mi korakora (portion or segment of an object) · hi खंड (portion or segment of an object) · ru кусо́к (portion or segment of an object) · sh ùlomak (portion or segment of an object) · kk үзiндi (portion or segment of an object) · bg къс (portion or segment of an object) · fa پارچه (portion or segment of an object) · he רְסִיס (portion or segment of an object) · sk zlomok (portion or segment of an object) · gl fragmento (portion or segment of an object) · ja 断片 (grammar: a sentence) · de Satzfragment (grammar: a sentence) · hi अंश (portion or segment of an object) · uk фрагме́нт (grammar: a sentence) · sk fragment (portion or segment of an object) · yi פֿראַגמענט (portion or segment of an object) · oc fragment (portion or segment of an object) · mk одломка (portion or segment of an object) · sh о̀дломак (portion or segment of an object) · mi mōtete (portion or segment of an object) · id fragmen (portion or segment of an object) · ang ġebrot (portion or segment of an object) · ar قِطْعَة (portion or segment of an object) · fi sirpale (portion or segment of an object) · la fragmen (portion or segment of an object) · ug پارچە (portion or segment of an object) · ga blúire (portion or segment of an object) · mi kuru (portion or segment of an object) · cmn 碎片 (portion or segment of an object) · kk фрагмент (portion or segment of an object) · cmn 斷片 /断片 (portion or segment of an object) · sco pran (portion or segment of an object) · gl retrinco (portion or segment of an object) · sh у̀ломак (portion or segment of an object) · cs úlomek (portion or segment of an object) · uk шмато́к (portion or segment of an object) · la fragmentum (portion or segment of an object) · uz parcha (portion or segment of an object) · tl kapiraso (portion or segment of an object) · ckb لەت (portion or segment of an object) · ko 파편 (portion or segment of an object) · el απόσπασμα (grammar: a sentence) · bg отло́мък (portion or segment of an object) · ar كَسْرَة (portion or segment of an object) · be аскалёпак (portion or segment of an object) · sh kòmād (portion or segment of an object) · sh фра̀гмент (portion or segment of an object) · pl urywek (portion or segment of an object) · eo fragmento (portion or segment of an object) · ru оско́лок (portion or segment of an object) · it frammento (portion or segment of an object) · ro fărâmă (portion or segment of an object) · ota پارچه (portion or segment of an object) · hy կտոր (portion or segment of an object) · uk фрагме́нт (portion or segment of an object) · acw قِطْعة (portion or segment of an object) · ko 조각 (portion or segment of an object) · be кусо́к (portion or segment of an object) · pl kawałek (portion or segment of an object) · ja 欠片 (portion or segment of an object) · fr fragment (portion or segment of an object) · gd bìdeag (portion or segment of an object) · cmn 碴兒 /碴儿 (portion or segment of an object) · cs střep (portion or segment of an object) · mi rutunga (portion or segment of an object) · pt fragmento (portion or segment of an object) · cmn 碎屑 (portion or segment of an object) · be зло́мак (portion or segment of an object) · mi porohanga (portion or segment of an object) · uk ула́мок (portion or segment of an object) · fa قطعه (portion or segment of an object) · gd mìr (portion or segment of an object) · non brot (portion or segment of an object) · tg порча (portion or segment of an object) · nl fragment (portion or segment of an object) · cs zlomek (portion or segment of an object) · be аско́лак (portion or segment of an object) · az qırıq (portion or segment of an object) · es fragmento (portion or segment of an object) · el θραύσμα (portion or segment of an object) · ga boim (portion or segment of an object) · ms fragmen (portion or segment of an object) · be аске́пак (portion or segment of an object) · da fragment (portion or segment of an object) · sl drobec (portion or segment of an object) · ja 破片 (portion or segment of an object) · mi tūāporo (portion or segment of an object) · nb fragment (portion or segment of an object) · tr kırıntı (portion or segment of an object) · he פָּרוּר (portion or segment of an object) · ja フラグメント (portion or segment of an object) · hi वाक्यांश (grammar: a sentence) · tr kısım (portion or segment of an object) · ru обло́мок (portion or segment of an object) · ro fragment (portion or segment of an object) · bg фрагме́нт (portion or segment of an object) · grc θραῦμα (portion or segment of an object) · fi osanen (portion or segment of an object) · be адло́мак (portion or segment of an object) · sh òdlomak (portion or segment of an object) · sh fràgment (portion or segment of an object) · sk úlomok (portion or segment of an object) · nn fragment (portion or segment of an object) · mi tīmokamoka (portion or segment of an object) · be фрагмэ́нт (portion or segment of an object) · ca fragment (portion or segment of an object) · bg парче́ (portion or segment of an object) · ja 断片 (portion or segment of an object) · ro crâmpei (portion or segment of an object) · tr bölüm (portion or segment of an object) · kk үзік (portion or segment of an object)

fragment en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹæɡmɛnt/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /fɹæɡˈmɛnt/

Etymology

From Late Middle English fragment, from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangō (“to break”) + -mentum.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To break apart.
    • An investigation found that the rail had fragmented as trains passed over it, and that the likely cause was "rolling contact fatigue" defined as multiple surface-breaking cracks. Repeated high loading had caused fatigue cracks to grow, resulting in what is called gauge corner cracking. 2026 March 18, Peter Plisner, “Tackling broken rails: the skills and technology improving safety”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 30:
    • Once the centralized power of Rome fragmented, economic, social and political power simplified and relocalized. 2023 July 31, Charles Hugh Smith, Lessons from the Unraveling of the Roman Empire: Simplification, Localization:
  2. (transitive) To cause to be broken into pieces.
    • Samois includes celebate ^([sic]), heterosexual and bisexual women as well as lesbians, and I feel very strongly that this is the wisest choice. Our community is so fragile that we can't afford to fragment it by excommunicating non-lesbian women. 1982 December 18, Pat Califa, “Open Policy”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 22, page 5:
  3. (transitive) To break up and disperse (a file) into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
  4. (intransitive) Of an organism: to undergo the asexual reproduction process where an organism spilts into one or more pieces, then those pieces become new individuals.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fragmenting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fragments Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fragmented Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fragmented Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

defragment

Deriveds

fragmentation · defragmentation · refragment · defragmenter · fragmentable

Synonyms

fragmentize

Translations (49)

uk розвали́тися (to break apart) · uk розва́люватися (to break apart) · it frammentare (to break apart) · el τεμαχίζω (to cause to be broken into pieces) · nl fragmenteren (to cause to be broken into pieces) · nl fragmenteren (to break apart) · de fragmentieren (to cause to be broken into pieces) · fi pirstoutua (to break apart) · pt fragmentar (to break apart) · it frammentare (to cause to be broken into pieces) · hi खंडन (to break apart) · ru разва́ливаться (to break apart) · uk розлама́ти (to cause to be broken into pieces) · ru развали́ться (to break apart) · fr fragmenter (to cause to be broken into pieces) · tl magkawatak-watak (to cause to be broken into pieces) · el κομματιάζω (to cause to be broken into pieces) · sh fragmentírati (to cause to be broken into pieces) · tl magkapira-piraso (to cause to be broken into pieces) · ru разлома́ть (to cause to be broken into pieces) · bg фрагментирам (to break apart) · ro fragmenta (to break apart) · el θρυμματίζω (to break apart) · ru фрагменти́ровать (to cause to be broken into pieces) · fr fragmenter (to break apart) · ru разла́мывать (to cause to be broken into pieces) · gl fragmentar (to break apart) · fi särkeä (to cause to be broken into pieces) · bg раздробявам (to break apart) · mi māhurehure (to cause to be broken into pieces) · fi rikkoutua (to break apart) · ca fragmentar (to break apart) · fi hajottaa (to cause to be broken into pieces) · pt fragmentar (to cause to be broken into pieces) · gl fragmentar (to cause to be broken into pieces) · fi pirstoa (to cause to be broken into pieces) · fi rikkoa (to cause to be broken into pieces) · bg раздробявам се (to cause to be broken into pieces) · fi särkyä (to break apart) · ms whakakorakora (to break apart) · sh fragmentírati (to break apart) · de fragmentieren (to break apart) · es fragmentar (to break apart) · es fragmentar (to cause to be broken into pieces) · fi hajota (to break apart) · ro fragmenta (to cause to be broken into pieces) · fi sirpaloitua (to break apart) · ca fragmentar (to cause to be broken into pieces) · uk фрагментува́ти (to cause to be broken into pieces)