different between fragment vs cutting

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere, present active infinitive of frang? (“I break”). See also fraction.

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /?f?æ?m?nt/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /f?æ??m?nt/, /?f?æ?m?nt/

Noun

fragment (plural fragments)

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

2. (grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.
3. (computing) An incomplete portion of code.
5. (Internet) A portion of a URL referring to a subordinate resource (such as a specific point on a web page), introduced by the # sign.

Related terms

• fragmental

Translations

Verb

fragment (third-person singular simple present fragments, present participle fragmenting, simple past and past participle fragmented)

1. (intransitive) To break apart.
2. (transitive) To cause to be broken into pieces.
3. (transitive, computing) To break up and disperse (a file) into non-contiguous areas of a disk.

Synonyms

• fragmentize

Antonyms

• defragment

Derived terms

• fragmentation
• defragmentation
• defragmenter

Translations

Further reading

• fragment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• fragment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• fragment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /f????ment/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /f????men/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /f?a??ment/

Noun

fragment m (plural fragments)

1. a fragment

Derived terms

• fragment d'Okazaki

Czech

Etymology

From Latin fragmentum.

Noun

fragment m

1. fragment (portion or segment of an object)

Related terms

• See frakce

Further reading

• fragment in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• fragment in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: frag?ment
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

fragment n (plural fragmenten, diminutive fragmentje n)

1. a fragment

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?a?.m??/
• Homophone: fragments
• Hyphenation: frag?ment

Noun

fragment m (plural fragments)

1. fragment

Derived terms

• fragmentaire
• fragmenter

Related terms

• fraction

Further reading

• “fragment” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum

Noun

fragment n (definite singular fragmentet, indefinite plural fragment or fragmenter, definite plural fragmenta or fragmentene)

1. a fragment

Related terms

• fragmentere

References

• “fragment” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum

Noun

fragment n (definite singular fragmentet, indefinite plural fragment, definite plural fragmenta)

1. a fragment

Related terms

• fragmentere

References

• “fragment” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fra?.m?nt/

Noun

fragment m inan

1. fragment

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fragment and its source, Latin fragmentum.

Noun

fragment n (plural fragmente)

1. fragment

Declension

Synonyms

• bucat?, frântur?

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fr??ment/
• Hyphenation: frag?ment

Noun

fràgment m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)

1. fragment

Declension

References

• “fragment” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum.

Pronunciation

Noun

fragment n

1. a fragment

Declension

Related terms

• fragmentarisk
• fragmentera
• fragmentering
• fragmentisera
• fragmentisering

References

• fragment in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

English

Etymology

From cut +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?k?t??/
• Rhymes: -?t??
• Hyphenation: cut?ting

Noun

cutting (countable and uncountable, plural cuttings)

1. (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
2. (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
   1. (countable) A newspaper clipping.
   2. (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
3. (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

4. (countable, Britain) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.

   Synonym: cut

   Antonym: embankment
5. (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
6. (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
7. (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.

Derived terms

• cost cutting, cost-cutting

Translations

Adjective

cutting (not comparable)

1. That is used for cutting.
2. Piercing, sharp.
3. Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
4. (India) Of a beverage: half-sized.

Hyponyms

• cross-cutting

Translations

Verb

cutting

1. present participle of cut

References

Further reading

• cut (earthmoving) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cutting (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia