as in incomplete
lacking some necessary part
we will have to settle for a quick, fragmental explanation of what happened
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Recent Examples of fragmental
The plume is made of three things: (1) steam - a lot of it; (2) ash - fine, fragmental pieces of silicate glass, not stuff from your backyard BBQ (which is burned carbon); (3) volcanic gases like CO2, SO2, H2S and others.
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Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2011
This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2011
This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally.
—Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2011
Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2011
This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2011
This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally.
—Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2011
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“Fragmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmental. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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