comminute vs fragment
fragment vs comminutecomminute is not a noun while fragment is a noun.
comminute and fragment both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| comminute | No | No | Yes | No |
| fragment | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
fragment is a hypernym of
comminute; that is, fragment is a
word with a broader meaning than comminute:
- comminute: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
- fragment: break or cause to break into pieces
| comminute (noun) | fragment (noun) |
|---|---|
| a broken piece of a brittle artifact | |
| an incomplete piece | |
| a piece broken off or cut off of something else |
| comminute (verb) | fragment (verb) |
|---|---|
| reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading | break or cause to break into pieces |
Words related to "comminute"
Words related to "fragment"
- atomise
- atomize
- bit
- bray
- break
- break up
- brecciate
- brickbat
- chip
- cinder
- clast
- clinker
- coal
- come apart
- comminute
- crumb
- crunch
- crush
- ember
- fall apart
- filing
- flake
- fleck
- fragmental
- fragmentary
- fragmentation
- fragmentise
- fragmentize
- grate
- grind
- mash
- paring
- part
- piece
- potsherd
- pound
- rag
- restriction fragment
- scrap
- scraping
- separate
- shard
- shaving
- sherd
- sliver
- snatch
- spall
- spark
- spawl
- splinter
- split up
- sunder
© WordCmp.com 2024,
CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.