fragment
Prononciation : [ˈfræɡmənt]
Contexte : « object parts »
(noun) a small piece or part of something larger. Imagine if a vase falls and breaks. The little pieces left on the floor are fragments.
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I found a beautiful glass fragment on the beach that was part of an old bottle.
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There were no fragments left of the ancient pottery; it had all been cleaned up.
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Can you see the fragments of the broken plate on the floor?
Contexte : « writing »
(noun) an incomplete sentence or thought. It is like when someone starts to tell a story but doesn't finish it, leaving you hanging.
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In her essay, she included a few interesting fragments of her ideas.
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The report was hard to understand because it was filled with fragments instead of complete sentences.
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Did you notice any fragments in your writing that need to be completed?
Contexte : « breaking down »
(verb) to break or cause something to break into smaller parts. Think of a giant rock being smashed into pieces; those pieces are now fragments.
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The artist plans to fragment the old sculpture to create a new design.
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We shouldn't fragment our ideas too much, or we’ll lose the main point.
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What happens when you fragment the data into smaller sections?