meaning of fraction
1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.
2. A portion; a fragment.
3. One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude.
4. To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum.
Related Words
fraction | fractional | fractionally | fractionary | fractionate |
