fraction

Definitions

1. A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part
2. A surname.
3. A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
4. A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar)
5. A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).
6. A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
7. A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation
8. In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
9. In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host
10. A small amount.
11. A small amount
12. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.
    archaic

Equivalents

57 more languages

العربيةالكسرجزءقطعةكسركسور+ 2 more

Azərbaycan dilikəsr

Беларускаячастка

Българскидробчаст

བོད་སྐད།ཆ་ཤས

Bosanskibrakfrakcijamirrazlomakдробразломакчаст+ 4 more

Catalàfracció

Češtinafrakcezlomek

Cymraegffracsiwntoriad

Danskbrøkbrøkdel

Ελληνικάκλάσμα

Eestimurd

فارسیکسر

Suomifraktioidajaejakaajakotislemurtaminenmurto-osamurtolukupilkkoasuhdeluku+ 6 more

Gaeilgecodán

Gàidhligbìdeagbloighcriomagmìr+ 1 more

Galegofracción

עבריתחלקיחסשבר

हिन्दीअंशभिन्न

Hrvatskibrakfrakcijamirrazlomakдробразломакчаст+ 4 more

Magyartöredéktorttörtszám

Հայերենկոտորակ

Bahasa Indonesiafraksipecahan

Íslenskabrot

Italianofrazione

日本語分数小数断片端数+ 1 more

ქართულიფრაქცია

Қазақ тілібөлшек

ភាសាខ្មែរប្រភាគ

한국어분수

Kurdîbrakfraksiyonmirmîrtort+ 2 more

Latinafractiopars

ລາວແຕ່ສ່ວນຫນຶ່ງ

Latviešudaļadaļskaitlis

Македонскиделделчедропка

മലയാളംഭിന്നംഭിന്നസംഖ്യ

मराठीअपूर्णांक

Bahasa Melayupecahan

မြန်မာအပိုင်းဂဏန်း

Nederlandsbreukfractie

Polskicząstkadzielićfrakcjałamanie chlebapodzielićułamekułamkowy+ 4 more

Portuguêsfraçãofracção

Românăfracțiefracțiune

Русскийдробьфракциячастицачасть+ 1 more

Slovenčinazlomok

Slovenščinaulomek

Shqipthyese

Српскиbrakfrakcijamirrazlomakдробразломакчаст+ 4 more

Svenskabrakbråkdelbråktal

ไทยท่อนภาคเศษส่วน

Tagalogbahagihatimbilangparte

Türkçebölümfraksiyonkeşirkısımparça+ 2 more

ئۇيغۇرچەكەسىر

Українськадрібфракціячасти́на

اردوکسر

O'zbekchakasr

Tiếng Việtphắnphân sốtỷ lệ

Examples

“With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound⟳ conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow⟳ one to extrapolate safely: what you see⟳ is what you get⟳[…]”

“Gasoline prices show⟳ the mill as a fraction, for example $3.59+⁹⁄₁₀.”

“[…] The bread, when it is consecrated and made sacramental, is the body of our Lord; and the fraction and distribution of it is the communication of that body, which died for us upon the cross.”

“I had occasion […] to make⟳ a somewhat long business trip⟳ to Chicago, and on my return⟳ […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.”

“After kick-off was delayed because of crowd congestion, Torquay went closest to scoring in a cagey opening 30 minutes, when Danny Stevens saw⟳ a fierce shot from the edge of the area swerve a fraction wide.”

“Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to any fraction or breaking.”

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