Definitions for fractional

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fractional frac·tion·al

Spelling: [frak-shuh-nl]

IPA: /ˈfræk ʃə nl/

Fractional is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 777 anagrams from letters in fractional (aacfilnort).

Definitions for fractional

adjective

1. pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction:
2. comparatively small; inconsiderable or insignificant:
3. Chemistry. of or noting a process, as distillation, crystallization, or oxidation, by which the component substances of a mixture are separated according to differences in certain of their properties, as boiling point, critical temperature, or solubility.

Origin of fractional

First recorded in 1665-75; fraction + -al¹

Examples for fractional

I do not like a fractional life, one which seizes some parts and discards others.

No order is allowed to contain a fractional part of a penny.

No interest to be allowed on any fractional part of a pound.

Small quantities are made by using a fractional part of this recipe.

For one fractional part of a second the stars and skies were blotted out.

This camouflage ability underscores a broader issue with fractional regulation of a complex industry.

A fractional second of hesitation could not be permitted him.

The resulting alcohol is separated by fractional distillation.

When the people cannot get up a whole holiday, they will have a fractional one.

It is possible that they do get a second as it were fractional life in us.