Dictionary

fragmentation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪ̯ʃən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˌfɹʷeɪ̯ɡmənˈtʰeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɹʷeɪ̯ɡmn̩ˈtʰeɪ̯ʃn̩] Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada
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• [ˌfɹʷæɡmənˈtʰeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɹʷæɡmn̩ˈtʰeɪ̯ʃn̩] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌfɹeɪ̯ɡmənˈteɪ̯ʃən/ Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada
• /ˌfɹæɡmənˈtæɪt͡ʃən/ (Australia)
• [ˌfɹʷæɡmənˈtʰæ̝ɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɹʷæɡmn̩ˈtʰæ̝ɪ̯ʃn̩] (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin fragmentumlbor. Middle English [Term?]lbor. Middle English fragment English fragment Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English fragmentation From fragment + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.
3. (countable, uncountable) The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
4. (countable, uncountable) The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.
5. (countable, uncountable) A form of asexual reproduction or cloning where an organism splits into one or more pieces. Those pieces then become new individuals.
6. (countable, uncountable) the process of splitting into several pieces or fragments, which is useful for a cell during both DNA cloning and apoptosis.
7. (countable, uncountable) the dissociation of energetically unstable molecular ions formed from passing the molecules mass spectrum.
8. (countable, uncountable) the an operation that breaks of solid matter in a body part into pieces, such as kidney stones
9. (countable, uncountable) the organization of production into different stages, which are divided among different suppliers often are located in different countries.
10. (countable, uncountable) the use of fragments or the "division of a musical idea into segments".
11. (countable, qualifier:urban studies, uncountable) the absence or underdevelopment of connections between a society and the grouping of certain of its members.

Forms

Antonyms

defragmentation

Deriveds

multifragmentation · polyfragmentation · biofragmentation · phacofragmentation · refragmentation · hyperfragmentation · Eschenmoser fragmentation · fragmentation bomb · autofragmentation · fragmentation grenade · photofragmentation · antifragmentation · Beckmann fragmentation · overfragmentation

Synonyms

fragmentization

Translations (57)

pl fragmentacja (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · el θρυμματισμός (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · el κατακερματισμός (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · fi pirstoutuminen (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · gl fragmentación (process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.) · de Zersplitterung (process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.) · de Fragmentierung (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · fi fragmentoituminen (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · pt fragmentação (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · pt fragmentação (process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.) · ro fragmentare (process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.) · gl fragmentación (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · mi kongakonga (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · mi māhurehurenga (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · ro fragmentare (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · sh fragmentácija (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · nl fragmentatie (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · pt fragmentação (the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network) · hi विघटन (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · de Zersplitterung (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · ms penyerpihan (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · de Zersplitterung (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · de Fragmentierung (the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network) · bg разпръскване (process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.) · gl fragmentación (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · kmr parçêbûn (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · bg фрагментация (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · mi pirara (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · es fragmentación (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · sh fragmentácija (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · de Fragmentierung (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · cs fragmentace (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · fi fragmentaatio (the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network) · fi sirpaloituminen (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · de Zertrümmerung (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · es fragmentación (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · gl fragmentación (the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network) · hu töredezettség (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · de Fragmentierung (process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.) · ms fragmentasi (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · de Zersplitterung (the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network) · nl fragmentatie (the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network) · pt fragmentação (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · sh fragmentácija (process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.) · fi fragmentaatio (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · cs fragmentace (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · fi sirpaloituminen (process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.) · es fragmentación (the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network) · kk үзінділеу (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · bg раздробяване (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · bg фрагментиране (the breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk) · es fragmentación (process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.) · nl fragmentatie (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · nl fragmentatie (process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.) · sh fragmentácija (the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network) · tl pagkakapira-piraso (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) · hu csomagtördelés (the breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network)