frag|men|ta|tion

frag|men|ta|tion
frag|men|ta|tion «FRAG muhn TAY shuhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. the act or process of breaking up into fragments or parts: »

Figurative. I deplore nothing more than this fragmentation of our democratic society into special interest groups—labor, farmers, business (Adlai E. Stevenson).

2. a bursting and scattering of certain bombs, grenades, or artillery shells.
–adj.
that throws bits of metal in all directions as it bursts: »

a fragmentation grenade.


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  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • men — men·acme; men·a·di·one; men·ar·che; men·as·pis; men·da·cious; men·da·cious·ly; men·da·cious·ness; men·dac·i·ty; men·de; men·de·lé·eff s; men·de·le·vi·um; men·de·lian·ism; men·de·lian·ist; men·del·ism; men·del·ize; men·del s; men·de·lye·ev·ite;… …   English syllables

  • fragmentation — frag·men·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • fragmentation — frag|men|ta|tion [ ,frægmən teıʃn ] noun uncount the process of breaking into many pieces or separate parts: the fragmentation of the Soviet Union into separate states …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fragmentation — frag•men•ta•tion [[t]ˌfræg mənˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of fragmenting or the state of being fragmented 2) mil of or designating an explosive device designed to scatter small metal fragments on detonation: a fragmentation… …   From formal English to slang

  • fragmentation — frag|men|ta|tion sb., en, er, erne (opsplitning i mindre dele), i sms. fragmentations , fx fragmentationsbombe …   Dansk ordbog

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • defragment — de·frag·ment (dĭ frăgʹmənt) tr.v. de·frag·ment·ed, de·frag·ment·ing, de·frag·ments To reorganize (a computer file) to eliminate fragmentation.   de·frag men·taʹtion ( mən tāʹshən, mĕn ) n. de·fragʹment·er n. * * * …   Universalium

  • fragmentation — The breaking of an entity into smaller parts. SYN: spallation (1). f. of the myocardium a transverse rupture of the muscular fibers of the heart, especially those of the papillary muscles. * * * frag·men·ta·tion (frag″mən taґshən) …   Medical dictionary

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