fragmentation

English Thesaurus

1. separating something into fine particles (noun.act)

hypernym	:	division,
definition	:	the act or process of dividing (noun.act)

2. the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes (noun.event)

hypernym	:	blowup, detonation, explosion,
definition	:	a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction (noun.event)

3. (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk (noun.process)

hypernym	:	storage,
definition	:	(computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk (noun.process)

domain category	:	computer science, computing,
definition	:	the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition)

4. the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships (noun.state)

hypernym	:	decomposition, disintegration,
definition	:	in a decomposed state (noun.state)

5. separating something into fine particles (noun.act)

derivation	:	atomise, atomize,
definition	:	break up into small particles (verb.change)

derivation	:	break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize,
definition	:	break or cause to break into pieces (verb.change)

derivation	:	atomise, atomize,
definition	:	break up into small particles (verb.change)

derivation	:	break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize,
definition	:	break or cause to break into pieces (verb.change)