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fractional

  • /ˈfɹæk.ʃən.əl/

adjective more fractional · most fractional

  1. Pertaining to a fraction.
  2. Divided; fragmentary; incomplete.

    Similar: partial, partite, demi-, semi-

  3. Very small; minute. The two women exchanged a glance, then a fractional nod of agreement.
  4. Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation.

noun fractionals

  1. An expression of a fractional number. In English, most ordinals double as fractionals — "third", "fourth", and so on — with the exception of "second", whose corresponding fractional is "half".
  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. A fractional is much more expensive than a traditional timeshare, but to many people, it's worth it.
  3. Relating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process.

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Closest in meaning: part, divisional, half, halfway, component, constituent, third, aliquot, quarter, three-quarter, fragmentary, semi, down, fragmental, split, multipart

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adj pertaining to a fraction

Españolfraccionario
हिन्दीभिन्नात्मक bhinnātmak
Françaisfractionnel, fractionnaire
Italianofrazionario
Românăfracționar, fracțional
Русскийдро́бный dróbnyj, chem. фракцио́нный frakciónnyj

adj divided, fragmentary, incomplete

Русскийфрагмента́рный fragmentárnyj, отры́вочный otrývočnyj, части́чный častíčnyj

adj very small

Русскийнезначи́тельный neznačítelʹnyj

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@misc{fractional_2026,
  title = {fractional},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fractional},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}