fraction
11fraction — late 14c., originally in the mathematical sense, from Anglo Fr. fraccioun (O.Fr. fraccion, 12c., breaking ) and directly from L.L. fractionem (nom. fractio) a breaking, especially into pieces, noun of action from pp. stem of L. frangere to break …
12fraction — fragment, piece, *part, portion, section, segment, sector, detail, member, division, parcel …
13fraction — Fraction, Fracture, Fractura …
14fraction — ► NOUN 1) a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 1 / 2, 0.5). 2) a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion. 3) Chemistry each of the portions into which a mixture may be separated according to a physical property such as boiling… …
15fraction — [frak′shən] n. [ME < L fractio, a breaking < pp. of frangere, BREAK] 1. a breaking or dividing, specif., of the Host in the Mass 2. a) a small part broken off; fragment; scrap b) a small part, amount, degree, etc.; portion 3. Chem. a part… …
16fraction — 01. These desserts taste like the rich desserts you love, but at a [fraction] of the calories. 02. Only a [fraction] of those who try to immigrate to this country each year are actually accepted. 03. You can buy regular jeans at a [fraction] of… …
17fraction — (fra ksion ; en vers, de trois syllabes) s. f. 1° Terme de liturgie. Action de rompre, de briser le pain eucharistique. • Les calvinistes reprochaient aux luthériens que, dans la célébration de l eucharistie, ils omettaient la fraction dont l …
18fraction — /frak sheuhn/, n. 1. Math. a. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed. 2. Chem. (in a volatile mixture) a component whose range of boiling point temperatures allows it to be separated… …
19Fraction — In common usage a fraction is any part of a unit.Fraction may also mean: *Fraction (mathematics), a quotient of numbers, e.g. ¾ ; or, more generally, an element of a quotient field *Fraction (chemistry), a quantity of a substance collected by the …
20fraction — noun 1 part/amount ADJECTIVE ▪ large, significant, sizeable, substantial ▪ mere, small, tiny ▪ A mere fraction of available wind energy is curr …
