Fractional

Quick meaning: Fractional is an adjective meaning Pertaining to a fraction.

Meaning

Pertaining to a fraction.

More Meanings

1. Divided; fragmentary; incomplete.
2. Very small; minute.
3. (chemistry) Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation.
4. (grammar) An expression of a fractional number.
5. (chemistry) Relating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process.
6. 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.

Example Sentences

The two women exchanged a glance, then a fractional nod of agreement.

A fractional is much more expensive than a traditional timeshare, but to many people, it's worth it.

In English, most ordinals double as fractionals — "third", "fourth", and so on — with the exception of "second", whose corresponding fractional is "half".

Word Forms

• fractionals

Synonyms for fractional

Depending on context, synonyms include partial, partite, down, semi, fragmentary, fragmental.

Antonyms for fractional

Common opposites include whole.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include part, divisional, half, halfway, component, constituent.

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