fragmentation
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6.3
- noun
- /ˌfræŋɡmənˈteɪʃən/
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fragmentación
- Roads and urban development continue to contribute to habitat fragmentation in this landscape.
- habitat fragmentation
- sleep fragmentation
- fragmentation and loss
Much smarter people than me figure out how far a bomb or whatever type of munition you use, how far both the fragmentation and the concussive blast go.
- Much smarter people than me figure out how far a bomb or whatever type of munition you use, how far both the fragmentation and the concussive blast go.
Examples
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The interstitial connective tissue becomes edematous and eosinophilic, with fraying, fragmentation, and disintegration of collagen fibers.
Academic text (2007) -
Right, increased anti-Americanism, the rejection of multiculturalism, and the fragmentation and recomposition of political blocs.
Academic text (2006) -
A good example of this type of problem is habitat fragmentation and loss.
Academic text (1990) -
The entire region suffered from political fragmentation and repeated wars with powerful neighbors.
Academic text (2005) -
But this reduction in size is in itself evidence of the increasing fragmentation and decentralization of power in Vietnam.
Academic text (1992) -
However, the contemporary fragmentation that has erupted within the tribe has caused severe intertribal and intergovernmental problems.
Academic text (1995) -
The classic histologic finding of pseudoxanthoma elasticum is fragmentation of elastic fibers in the dermis.
Academic text (2007) -
The fragmentation of the forest has led to a decline in local wildlife populations.
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Habitat fragmentation caused by urban expansion has become a significant environmental concern.
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The political fragmentation in the country has made it difficult to achieve consensus on key issues.
Synonyms
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1.7
To cause something to fall into pieces or become damaged
39
3.6
A separation into parts when something falls apart
20
4.3
Dividing something into separate parts, often with a border
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4.1
A process in which a substance is broken into simpler parts by chemicals or living things
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4.2
Breaking something into many small pieces with sudden force
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4.4
The act of taking a machine or system apart
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3.9
Breaking something into small pieces by force
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6.2
Something breaks into smaller pieces and falls apart
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4.9
A split into parts along natural lines, for example in rocks or cells
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6.1
Dividing something into separate parts
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4.6
An act of wood breaking that sends out small sharp pieces
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6.0
Dividing something into parts or groups
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5.9
The act of taking a machine or building apart into separate parts
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4.1
Taking something apart to study or remove its parts
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7.9
Breaking a whole into smaller separate parts
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7.6
To break a liquid into very small droplets for spraying
The process of breaking into small pieces and falling apart
The act of dividing something into parts or groups
The breaking of a group or society into smaller, competing groups
Parts that were held together come apart
A quality of being made of many separate pieces with parts missing
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A weapon that explodes and sends metal pieces at high speed to hurt people and damage things nearby
How Fragmented
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fragmentation comes from the word fragment, which means 'a broken piece'. So fragmentation is the process of being broken into many small pieces.