Definition of "fragmental" []

• Fragmentary. (adjective)
• Geology Consisting of broken rock, coal, or ore moved from its place of origin. (adjective)

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• "Deimos has a smooth surface due to a blanket of fragmental rock or regolith, except for the most recent impact craters."
• "Her fragmental ideas were swept tidily away by his answer."
• "According to field evidence, volcanic activity occurred along the Zapopan fault zone in the north, forming La Higuera, El Mexico and La Campana volcanoes, thus filling the Santiago-Verde channel with thick lava flows interbedded with explosive fragmental material."