fragment

Meaning

Noun

1. A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
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.
5. A split piece of an organism that has undergone the asexual reproduction process where the organism spilts into one or more pieces, then those pieces become new individuals.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To break apart.
2. (transitive) To cause to be broken into pieces.
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.

Synonyms

piece

bit

splinter

scrap

shard

chip

part

portion

segment

slice

particle

sliver

shred

section

fraction

flake

remnant

morsel

shatter

break up

crumb

break

grain

lump

snatch

slip

shiver

sherd

chunk

sector

bust

broken piece

snippet

split

small piece

tatter

break open

atom

break into pieces

fleck

excerpt

chop

scraps

paragraph

parcel

blow

disintegrate

incompleteness

item

fragmentation

Translations

fragment

Fragment

frammento

fragmento

Bruchstück

fragmento

morceau

Splitter

Scherbe

fragmenter

Stück

1️⃣

fragment

parça

éclat

κομμάτι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹæɡmənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fragment

In summary

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

Sentences

A column fragment of Wawel Castle has been incorporated into Chicago's landmark Tribune Tower .