splinter

splin·ter

 (splĭn′tər)

n.

1. A sharp, slender piece, as of wood, bone, glass, or metal, split or broken off from a main body.

2. A splinter group.

v. splin·tered, splin·ter·ing, splin·ters

v.intr.

To split or break into sharp, slender pieces; form splinters.

v.tr.

To cause to splinter. See Synonyms at break.

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[Middle English, from Middle Dutch.]

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splin′ter·y adj.

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splinter

(ˈsplɪntə)

n

1. a very small sharp piece of wood, glass, metal, etc, characteristically long and thin, broken off from a whole

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a metal fragment, from the container of a shell, bomb, etc, thrown out during an explosion

vb

3. to reduce or be reduced to sharp fragments; shatter

4. to break or be broken off in small sharp fragments

[C14: from Middle Dutch splinter; see splint]

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splin•ter

(ˈsplɪn tər)

n.

1. a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.

v.t.

2. to split or break into splinters.

3. to break off (something) in splinters.

4. to split or break (a larger group) into separate factions or independent groups.

5. Obs. to secure or support by a splint or splints.

v.i.

6. to be split or broken into splinters.

7. to break off in splinters.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch]

splin′ter•y, adj.

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splinter

Past participle: splintered
Gerund: splintering

Imperative

splinter

splinter

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	splinter - a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers" sliver chip, fleck, scrap, bit, flake - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
Verb	1.	splinter - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" secede, break away break up, part, split, split up, separate, break - discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
	2.	splinter - divide into slivers or splinters sliver carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
	3.	splinter - break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered" sliver fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"

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splinter

noun

1. sliver, fragment, chip, needle, shaving, flake, paring a splinter in the finger

verb

1. shatter, split, fracture, shiver, disintegrate, break into fragments, smash into smithereens The ruler cracked and splintered into pieces.

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splinter

verb

1. To crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strain:

break, fracture, rift, rive, shatter, shiver, smash, sunder.

2. To break away or withdraw from membership in an association or a federation.Also used with off:

secede.

Informal: split.

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Translations

شَظِيَّةشَظِيَّهيَتَشَظّى، يَنْفَلِق

třískaodštěpitrozštípatštěpitštípat

splintsplintre

SplitterzersplitternSplittergruppeSchiefer

πελεκούδισκλήθρα

astilla

hajotahajottaalastupirstalesäle

échardeéclatesquille

krhotina

darabokra törikszálka

flísflísa

scheggiascheggiarescheggiarsi

破片

파편

splintersplintergroep

flisflise oppsplintsplintre

odłamekdrzazgaodłam

farpalasca

занозащепка

rozštiepiťtrieska

drobec

sticka

เศษเล็กๆ ที่แตกออก

kıymıkparçala mak

mảnh vụn

刺尖片裂成碎片裂片

splinter

[ˈsplɪntəʳ]

A. N [of wood, metal] → astilla f; [of glass] → fragmento m; [of bone] → esquirla f, fragmento m
I've got a splinter in my finger → tengo una astilla en el dedo

B. VI → astillarse, hacerse astillas (fig) [party] → escindirse
to splinter off from → escindirse or separarse de

C. VT

1. (lit) → astillar, hacer astillas

2. (fig) [+ party] → dividir

D. CPD splinter group N → grupo m disidente, facción f
splinter party N → partido m nuevo (formado a raíz de la escisión de otro)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

splinter

[ˈsplɪntə^r]

n

(under skin) [wood] → écharde f

[metal] → éclat m; [glass] → éclat m

vi

[wood] → se fendre en éclats; [bone, glass] → se briser en éclats

[group, party] → se scinder

vt

[+ wood, rock] → fendre en éclats; [+ glass] → briser

[+ group, party] → scindersplinter group n → groupe m dissident

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

splinter

n → Splitter m

vt → (zer)splittern; (with axe) wood → zerhacken; (fig) party → spalten

vi → (zer)splittern; (fig: party) → sich spalten; to splinter off → absplittern; (fig) → sich abspalten

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splinter

:

splinter group

n → Splittergruppe f

splinter party

n (Pol) → Splitterpartei f

splinterproof

adj → splitterfrei

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splinter

[ˈsplɪntəʳ]

1. n → scheggia

2. vi (wood, glass) → scheggiarsi (fig) (party) → staccarsi, scindersi

3. vt (wood, glass) → scheggiare (fig) (party) → scindere

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splint

(splint) noun

a piece of wood etc used to keep a broken arm or leg in a fixed position while it heals. spalk شَريحَة خَشَب لِسَنْد السّاق المَكْسورَه шина tala dlaha die Schiene skinne νάρθηκαςtablilla lahas تخته ي شكسته بندي lasta attelleסד खपच्ची, चपटी udlaga sín belat spelka assicella 当て木 부목 įtvaras šina belat spalkskinne, spjelkszyna, łubki مزري، لښتې (دټوكرۍ اوبدلو): سيخ، مېله: چجه: دړه، تخته، پترى (لكه چې دمات هډوساتنې دپاره استعماليږي tala atelă лубок; шина dlaha deščica za uravnavo zlomljenih udov, opornica udlaga spjäla, skena เฝือก süyek, cebire 夾板 шина ٹوٹی ہڈّی کو جوڑ کر ملائے رکھنے والی گل پٹی میں لگی ہوئی لکڑي وغیرہ کی پٹی thanh nẹp 夹板

ˈsplinter noun

a small sharp broken piece of wood etc. The rough plank gave her a splinter in her finger. splinter شَظِيَّه треска lasca tříska der Splitter splint αιχμηρό κομμάτι σπασμένου ξύλου astilla pind pirstale échardeשבב चैली krhotina, iver szálka kepingan kayu flís scheggia, frammento とげ 파편, 가시 rakštis, skiedra, nuolauža skabarga; skaida; šķemba selumbar splinterflisdrzazga نرۍ اوږده دړه، تر اډه تر ازه، تړ انګه (دلرګي يابل شي نرۍ پتره، ټوټه چې په اوږدو پرې شي lasca aşchie заноза trieska trščica iver flisa, skärva, sticka เศษเล็ก ๆ ที่แตกออก kıymık (木)尖片、刺 тріска; скіпка لکڑی کی چھپٹی یا پتھر کا ٹکڑا mảnh vụn （木）尖片、刺

verb

to split into splinters. The door splintered under the heavy blow. versplinter يَتَشَظّى، يَنْفَلِق разцепвам (се) estilhaçar-se rozštípat (se) zersplittern splintre κάνω, γίνομαι κομμάτια astillarse, hacerse astillas pilbastuma pirstoa se fendre en éclats לְהִשַבֵּר לִרסִיסִים खपची बनाना cijepati, razbiti u krhotine darabokra tör(ik) menghancurkan flísa(st) sheggiarsi 裂ける 쪼개지다 suskilti, suskaldyti []šķelt; skaldīt; []šķelties menyerpih versplinterenflise opp, splintre rozłupywać (się) ترازه بېلول، تر اډې تر اډې كول: چول: چاودل estilhaçar-se a se face ţăndări расщеплять; раскалывать rozštiepiť (sa) razklati (se) na trščice iscepkati se splittras แตกเป็นเศษเล็กเศษน้อย parçala(n)mak 裂成碎片 розколювати(ся); розщеплювати(ся) توڑ کر ٹکڑوں ، ریزوں میں تقسیم کرنا vỡ ra từng mảnh 裂成碎片

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splinter

→ شَظِيَّة tříska splint Splitter σκλήθρα astilla lastu écharde krhotina scheggia 破片 파편 splinter splint odłamek lasca щепка sticka เศษเล็กๆ ที่แตกออก kıymık mảnh vụn 裂片

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splinter

n. espina; esquirla; astilla.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

splinter

n astilla

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