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A separation process in which a certain quantity of a mixture is divided up into smaller quantities (fractions) in which the composition changes according to a gradient; an instance of this process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- Methane is separated from other hydrocarbons in a gas fractionation plant.
- After several fractionations, we had a usable product.
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The division of a total dose of radiation into fractions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: radiotherapy
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A preliminary stage of encryption that divides each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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A form of hypnosis where the patient is made to enter and leave a trance state many times in quick succession.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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separation into portions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: division
a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fractional process
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: industrial process
Narrower terms: destructive distillation, fractional distillation
By surface analysis, fraction + -ation, or, by surface analysis, fractionate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
fraccionament
— a method of separation of constituents of a mixture
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French:
fractionnement
— a method of separation of constituents of a mixture
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Italian:
frazionamento
— a method of separation of constituents of a mixture
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Māori:
īheunga
— a method of separation of constituents of a mixture
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Portuguese:
fracionamento
— a method of separation of constituents of a mixture
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Spanish:
fraccionamiento
— a method of separation of constituents of a mixture
