fragment

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an incomplete piece

   fragments of a play

2. 2
   noun

   a piece broken off or cut off of something else

   a fragment of rock

3. 3
   verb

   break or cause to break into pieces

   The plate fragmented

4. 4
   noun

   A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not.

   a fragment of an ancient writing

5. 5
   noun

   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.

   The URL www.example.com/home#recent ends with a fragment.

6. 6
   verb

   To break apart.

   Once the centralized power of Rome fragmented, economic, social and political power simplified and relocalized.

7. 7
   verb

   To cause to be broken into pieces.

   Samois includes celebate ^([sic]), heterosexual and bisexual women as well as lesbians, and I feel very strongly that this is the wisest choice. Our community is so fragile that we can't afford to fragment it by excommunicating non-lesbian women.

8. 8
   noun

   a broken piece of a brittle artifact

Etymology

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