metal fragment
Broken iron piece
A metal fragment is a small piece broken, cut, or torn from a larger metal object.
The term appears frequently in medical and military contexts—shrapnel, bullet fragments, or industrial debris that lodges in tissue: Surgeons removed metal fragments from his leg.
Also used for archaeological finds or industrial waste.
- shardBroken fragment of something brittle
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- bullet casingAmmunition's outer housing
- sliverThin split-off piece
chip · scrap · flake · piece · jagged · razor sharp · rust · rusty nail · sharp · steel · iron · debris · flying debris · twisted · broken · shattered · glint · cutting
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