adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to a fraction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
fractional
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Pronunciation
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frăkʹshənəl
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/ˈfɹæk.ʃən.əl/
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CMU ARPABET: F R AE1 K SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Divided; fragmentary; incomplete.
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adj
Meaning 3
Very small; minute.
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adj
Meaning 4
Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
An expression of a fractional number.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- In English, most ordinals double as fractionals — "third", "fourth", and so on — with the exception of "second", whose corresponding fractional is "half".
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noun
Meaning 6
Partial ownership of a property, such as real estate or a chartered airplane, such that each partial owner has use of the property for only a portion of the time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- A fractional is much more expensive than a traditional timeshare, but to many people, it's worth it.
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noun
Meaning 7
Relating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adjective
Meaning 8
constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a fractional share of the vote
- a partial dose
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: whole
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Old French fraccionbor. Middle English fraccioun English fraction English -al English fractional From fraction + -al.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: дробен (droben) — pertaining to a fraction
- Catalan: fraccionari — pertaining to a fraction
- French: fractionnel — pertaining to a fraction
- French: fractionnaire — pertaining to a fraction
- Hindi: भिन्नात्मक (bhinnātmak) — pertaining to a fraction
- Icelandic: brotinn — pertaining to a fraction
- Icelandic: brota- — pertaining to a fraction
- Italian: frazionario — pertaining to a fraction
- Macedonian: дро́бен (dróben) — pertaining to a fraction
- Romanian: fracționar — pertaining to a fraction
- Romanian: fracțional — pertaining to a fraction
- Russian: дро́бный (dróbnyj) — pertaining to a fraction
- Russian: chem. фракцио́нный (frakciónnyj) — pertaining to a fraction
- Spanish: fraccionario — pertaining to a fraction
- Tagalog: hatimbilangin — pertaining to a fraction
- Ukrainian: дробови́й (drobovýj) — pertaining to a fraction
- Bulgarian: частичен (častičen) — divided, fragmentary, incomplete
- Bulgarian: непълен (nepǎlen) — divided, fragmentary, incomplete
- Macedonian: де́лумен (délumen) — divided, fragmentary, incomplete
- Macedonian: не́полн (népoln) — divided, fragmentary, incomplete
- Persian: کسری (kasri) — divided, fragmentary, incomplete
- Russian: фрагмента́рный (fragmentárnyj) — divided, fragmentary, incomplete
- Russian: отры́вочный (otrývočnyj) — divided, fragmentary, incomplete
- Russian: части́чный (častíčnyj) — divided, fragmentary, incomplete
- Bulgarian: незначителен (neznačitelen) — very small
- Finnish: pikkiriikkinen — very small
- Finnish: pienen pieni — very small
- Finnish: mitätön — very small
- Macedonian: незначи́телен (neznačítelen) — very small
- Russian: незначи́тельный (neznačítelʹnyj) — very small
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