Fractional

/ˈfɹæk.ʃən.əl/

भिन्न/अंश से संबंधित; अंशात्मक; आंशिक/खंडित; बहुत छोटा; (रसायन) अंशीय आसवन से संबंधित; (संज्ञा) भिन्नात्मक अभिव्यक्ति या आंशिक स्वामित्व

Origin & History

From Latin fractionalis (“of breaking”), from fractio (“a breaking”), from frangere (“to break”); influenced by French fractional.

लैटिन fractionalis (अर्थ: ‘तोड़ने/विभाजन से संबंधित’) से, जो fractio (‘टूटना/विभाजन’) और frangere (‘तोड़ना’) से निकला; फ्रेंच fractional का भी प्रभाव रहा।

Definition

Fractional describes something that involves fractions (parts of a whole), is incomplete or divided into parts, or is extremely small; in chemistry it can refer to fractional distillation, and as a noun it can mean a fractional expression or partial ownership of an asset.

Fractional का अर्थ है ऐसा जो भिन्न/अंश (पूरे का भाग) से जुड़ा हो, जो अधूरा या हिस्सों में बँटा हो, या बहुत ही छोटा हो; रसायन विज्ञान में यह अंशीय आसवन से संबंधित हो सकता है, और संज्ञा रूप में यह भिन्नात्मक अभिव्यक्ति या किसी संपत्ति का आंशिक स्वामित्व भी हो सकता है।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The recipe calls for a fractional amount of salt—just a quarter teaspoon.
Adjective:
He made only fractional progress on the project this week.
Adjective:
Fractional distillation is used to separate components of crude oil.
Noun:
In English, many ordinals can function as a fractional, such as “third” or “fourth.”
Noun:
They bought a fractional in a vacation property, so they can use it for a few weeks each year.

Usage Examples

Only a fractional increase in price was announced.
The company sold fractional shares to small investors.
She added fractional quantities of ingredients to adjust the taste.
Their understanding of the topic was fractional, not complete.
Fractional distillation separates liquids with different boiling points.

Related Forms

Idioms & Phrases

Fractional reserve banking
आंशिक आरक्षित बैंकिंग
Fractional ownership
आंशिक स्वामित्व
Fractional distillation
अंशीय आसवन
Fractional shares
आंशिक (fractional) शेयर