Splinter
noun
- 1.
- (A thin sharp piece of wood or stone, etc., broken off from a larger piece) ចំណែកតូចៗ, បំណែក, កម្ទេច
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) បំណែក, បែកខ្នែក
adjective
- 1.
- (Designating a group that separates from a main party) splinter group [A group, such as a religious sect or political faction, that has broken away from a parent group] ដែលបែកចេញពីក្រុមធំ
verb — past tense: splintered ; past participle: splintered ; present participle: splintering ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (~ something) (into to something) (to break into sharp thin pieces, or slivers) បែកចេញជាបំណែកតូចៗ
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To cause to splinter) បំបែកជាបំណែកតូចៗ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A thin piece split or rent off lengthwise, as from wood, bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a sliver; as, splinters of a ship's mast rent off by a shot.
verb — past tense: splintered ; past participle: splintered ; present participle: splintering ;
- 1.
- To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.
- 2.
- To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To become split into long pieces.