frag
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7.4
- noun
- /fræɡ/
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fragmento
- During the reef survey, we collected several coral frags to study their growth rates in the laboratory.
And then all of the frag of that missile kind of bounces off the wall, does this like vortex and just fires down the wall.
- And then all of the frag of that missile kind of bounces off the wall, does this like vortex and just fires down the wall.
- And the person they had rescued took a bit of frag through a partially severed their spinal column.
- It's not serious like limb loss, it's just superficial frag.
Examples
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Build a cabin on a misty frag of rock and go for months without seeing another of his kind.
Fiction book (1997) -
And then all of the frag of that missile kind of bounces off the wall, does this like vortex and just fires down the wall.
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It's just it's, it's a frag, it's a minute amount, but you are getting coverage.
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They're shakes more than like, the frag, Pignac, blah, blah, blah.
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The archaeologist carefully examined the pot and noted the frag of pottery that was missing from the edge.
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While cleaning the old vase, she discovered a frag that had broken off and was hidden behind the shelf.
Synonyms
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3.2
A small piece broken off something larger
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2.1
A small piece broken off an object, often leaving a mark
A piece that has come away from a larger object, often suddenly
Small thin pieces that break off when something is smashed
Antonyms
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word frag for a coral or other small piece comes from fragment ('a small broken piece'), which hobbyists use when they cut off a bit to grow a new coral. So a coral frag is simply a little piece used to start a new colony.