"fractional" meaning in English

See fractional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹæk.ʃən.əl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fractional.wav Forms: more fractional [comparative], most fractional [superlative]
enPR: frăkʹshənəl Etymology: From fraction + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fraction|al}} fraction + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} fractional (comparative more fractional, superlative most fractional)
  1. Pertaining to a fraction. Translations (pertaining to a fraction): дробен (droben) (Bulgarian), fractionnel (French), fractionnaire (French), भिन्नात्मक (bhinnātmak) (Hindi), brotinn (Icelandic), brota- (Icelandic), frazionario (Italian), дро́бен (dróben) (Macedonian), fracționar (Romanian), fracțional (Romanian), дро́бный (dróbnyj) (Russian), chem. фракцио́нный (frakciónnyj) (Russian), fraccionario (Spanish), hatimbilangin (Tagalog), дробови́й (drobovýj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-fractional-en-adj-nPEk7js4 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to a fraction': 98 0 0 2
  2. Divided; fragmentary; incomplete. Synonyms (fragmentary): partial, partite, demi-, semi- Translations (divided, fragmentary, incomplete): частичен (častičen) (Bulgarian), непълен (nepǎlen) (Bulgarian), де́лумен (délumen) (Macedonian), не́полн (népoln) (Macedonian), کسری (kasri) (Persian), фрагмента́рный (fragmentárnyj) (Russian), отры́вочный (otrývočnyj) (Russian), части́чный (častíčnyj) (Russian)
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  3. Very small; minute. Translations (very small): незначителен (neznačitelen) (Bulgarian), pikkiriikkinen (Finnish), pienen pieni (Finnish), mitätön (Finnish), незначи́телен (neznačítelen) (Macedonian), незначи́тельный (neznačítelʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fractional-en-adj-dxxQVwMz Disambiguation of 'very small': 0 1 99 0
  4. (chemistry) Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation. Categories (topical): Chemistry
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹæk.ʃən.əl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fractional.wav Forms: fractionals [plural]
enPR: frăkʹshənəl Etymology: From fraction + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fraction|al}} fraction + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} fractional (plural fractionals)
  1. (grammar) An expression of a fractional number. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-fractional-en-noun-kTbGUqze Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 38 2 34 12 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 36 2 39 10 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 2 35 2 31 20 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 2 38 2 35 11 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 2 38 2 34 11 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 2 36 2 39 10 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 2 36 2 39 10 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 2 38 2 35 11 6 6 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. 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.
    Sense id: en-fractional-en-noun-fY7d7MvJ
  3. (chemistry) Relating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-fractional-en-noun-w3nAypFS Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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