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fraction bar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The line separating the numerator from the denominator, whether horizontal, oblique, or diagonal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, media, publishing, sciences, typography

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дробна черта (drobna čerta) — line separating numerator from denominator
  • Dutch: breukstreep — line separating numerator from denominator
  • Finnish: jakoviiva — line separating numerator from denominator
  • French: barre de fraction — line separating numerator from denominator
  • Greek: γραμμή κλάσματος (grammí klásmatos) — line separating numerator from denominator
  • Hungarian: törtvonal — line separating numerator from denominator
  • Hungarian: törtjel — line separating numerator from denominator
  • Polish: kreska ułamkowa — line separating numerator from denominator
  • Romanian: linie de fracție — line separating numerator from denominator
  • Swedish: bråkstreck — line separating numerator from denominator