fractional : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fractional	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fractional
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fractional adj constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose" Antonym(s): whole
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fractional \Frac"tional\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional* numbers. 2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population. {Fractional crystallization} (Chem.), a process of gradual and approximate purification and separation, by means of repeated solution and crystallization therefrom. {Fractional currency}, small coin, or paper notes, in circulation, of less value than the monetary unit. {Fractional distillation} (Chem.), a process of distillation so conducted that a mixture of liquids, differing considerably from each other in their boiling points, can be separated into its constituents.