Meaning & Definition of Fragment in English
English⟶
Fragment
/frægmənt/
noun
1. A piece broken off or cut off of something else
- "A fragment of rock"
synonym:
- fragment
2. A broken piece of a brittle artifact
synonym:
- shard,
- sherd,
- fragment
3. An incomplete piece
- "Fragments of a play"
synonym:
- fragment
verb
1. Break or cause to break into pieces
- "The plate fragmented"
synonym:
- break up,
- fragment,
- fragmentize,
- fragmentise
Examples of using
The young Russian geologist hammered off a piece of the stone and minutely examined it. "Basalt!" - he cried rapturously, passing a fragment of the rock to his German colleague.