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[ noun ] a piece broken off of something else
Examples "a fragment of rock" Used in print (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)In the liquid phase runs the amount of carbon_tetrachloride in each reaction tube was determined by weighing the tube before opening and weighing the fragments after emptying . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)And , when the slat finally shatters , we see him count the fragments , all the while muttering , `` He loves me , he loves me not '' . |
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[ noun ] a broken piece of a brittle artifact
Used in print (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)Johnson unwired the right_hand door , whose window was , like the left one , merely loosely taped fragments of glass , and Johnson wadded himself into a narrow seat made still more narrow by three cases of beer . |
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[ verb ] break or cause to break into pieces
Synonyms Examples "The plate fragmented" "I don't want to break up the group" Related terms break grate crush grind sunder splinter pound brecciate atomize crumb rag atomization shard fragmentation fragmentation |
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