small fragment

collocation in English

meaningsofsmallandfragment

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small
adjective
uk
/smɔːl/us
/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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fragment
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfræɡ.mənt/us
/ˈfræɡ.mənt/
a small piece or a part, especially when broken from ...
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(Definition ofsmallandfragmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsmall fragment

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Points where the principal curvatures have the same sign, like asmallfragmentof an eggshell, are called synclastic points.
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This is only a verysmallfragmentof that work, and we believe that it should not be restricted in any way.
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That, at any rate, corresponds with mysmallfragmentof experience.
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That is surely but asmallfragmentof any major budget.
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It is certainly a verysmallfragmentof even that budget which is being devoted to publicity for road safety measures.
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After all is said and done, at the end of a long period of time the projected new towns will house only asmallfragmentof the population.
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Asmallfragmentof gold was found in association.
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The relic is since lost, and was asmallfragmentof wood only.
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It is known from asmallfragmentof the left lower jaw, including the third and fourth premolars, as well as two upper premolars.
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Today the site is a scheduled monument, and asmallfragmentof the keep can still be seen on the site.
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Traces of his name also appear on a fourth,smallfragmentof the kinglist.
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The nucleus can be a shell fragment, quartz grain or any othersmallfragment.
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Framing asmallfragmentof the image in the mirror serves an artistic purpose.
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This production technique consists of taking asmallfragmentof sound and repeating it rhythmically.
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Survived only asmallfragment6 by 3 cm.
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The park holds asmallfragmentof the rich forest that once covered the region, and is the last habitat for many endangered species.
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An equivalent description is that a strangelet is asmallfragmentof strange matter.
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Although only asmallfragmentof a manuscript exists, the process of composition can be followed in the author's correspondence.
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It is attested by only three texts, only one of which is more than asmallfragment.
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