| 释义 |
frac·tion·al
I. \-shənəl, -shnəl\ adjective
1. : of or relating to a fraction : being or constituting a fraction; especially : having to do with only a small portion of a possible whole, total, or entirety
< showing only fractional allegiance to his country >
2. : relatively small : inconsiderable, insignificant
< waited only a fractional part of the time allowed >
also : very short
< spoke after a fractional pause >
3. : of, relating to, or being fractional currency
< a fractional coin >
4. : of or relating to any process used to separate the components of a mixture through differences in physical or chemical properties (as volatility or solubility)
< fractional distillation of petroleum >
< fractional crystallization of the rare earths >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening
: fractional time |