fractional
(adjective) constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; “a fractional share of the vote”; “a partial dose”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fractional (comparative more fractional, superlative most fractional)
Pertaining to a fraction.
Divided; fragmentary; incomplete.
Very small; minute.
(chemistry) Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation.
fractional (plural fractionals)
(grammar) An expression of a fractional number.
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.
(chemistry) Relating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process.
Source: Wiktionary
Frac"tion*al, 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
