fragment

n.

1. A small part broken off or detached.
2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit: overheard fragments of their conversation; extant fragments of an old manuscript.
3. Grammar. A sentence fragment.

v., -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments. (-mĕnt')

v.tr.
To break or separate (something) into fragments.

v.intr.
To become broken into fragments: After the election, the coalition fragmented.

[Middle English, from Latin fragmentum, from frangere, frag-, to break.]

(1) In networking, one piece of a data packet that has been broken into smaller pieces in order to accommodate the maximum transmission unit (MTU) size of a network. See IP fragmentation.

(2) In a disk file system, a part of a file that is located elsewhere on the disk (not contiguous with the rest of the file). See fragmentation.

(3) In computer graphics, a pixel that has been transformed from its original state and is ready to update the frame buffer. See fragment processor.

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noun

1. Residual matter: butt⁴, end, ort (often used in plural), scrap¹, shard, stub. See leftover.
2. A tiny amount: bit¹, crumb, dab¹, dash, dot, dram, drop, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap¹, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit. Chiefly British spot. See big/small/amount.

verb

To reduce or become reduced to pieces or components: break down, break up, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, fragmentize. See continue/stop/pause, help/harm/harmless.

n

Definition: part, chip
Antonyms: entirety, total, whole

v

Definition: break into pieces
Antonyms: complete, total

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IN BRIEF: A piece of something that has broken.

A fragment of the pottery bowl was found beneath the table.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - brudstykke, fragment
v. tr. - splitte, få til at briste
v. intr. - gå itu

Nederlands (Dutch)
versplinteren, afbrokkelen, fragment, brokstuk

Français (French)
n. - fragment, morceau, éclat, miette, bribe
v. tr. - morceler
v. intr. - se morceler, se fractionner, s'effriter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bruchstück, Fragment, Scherbe
v. - zersplittern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόκομμα, τεμάχιο, θραύσμα, κομμάτι, μέρος, θρύμμα, σύντριμμα, απόσπασμα (έργου κ.λπ.), σπάραγμα
v. - θρυμματίζω/-ομαι, κατακερματίζω/-ομαι, κομματιάζω/-ομαι, συντρίβω

Italiano (Italian)
frantumarsi, sgretolarsi, sbriciolarsi, frammento, scheggia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fragmento (m)
v. - fragmentar

Русский (Russian)
разламываться, рассыпаться, обломок, осколок, фрагмент

Español (Spanish)
n. - fragmento, trozo, casco
v. tr. - hacerse añicos, fragmentarse, desmoronarse
v. intr. - hacerse añicos, fragmentarse, desmoronarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avbrytet stycke
v. - gå sönder, slå sönder

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
碎片, 断片, 破片, 使成碎片, 成碎片

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 碎片, 斷片, 破片
v. tr. - 使成碎片
v. intr. - 成碎片

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조각, 파편
v. tr. - 산산이 부수다
v. intr. - 산산조각이 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 破片, 断片, 部分
v. - ばらばらになる, ばらばらに砕く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جزء , شظيه (فعل) يشظي , يجزء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רסיס, קטע, חלק‬
v. tr. - ‮ריסק, התרסק‬
v. intr. - ‮התרסק‬

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