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fraction ['frækʃən](a) Mathematics fraction f∎ at a fraction of the cost pour une fraction du prix;∎ for a fraction of a second pendant une fraction de seconde;∎ he escaped death by a fraction of a second il a été à deux doigts de la mort;∎ move back just a fraction reculez un tout petit peu -
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fraction [ˈfræk∫ən]• she only spends a fraction of what she earns elle ne dépense qu'une infime partie de ce qu'elle gagne* * *['frækʃn]2) ( tiny amount) part f infime -
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fraction n2 ( tiny amount) part f infime ; a fraction of what I need une part infime de ce dont j'ai besoin ; to miss by a fraction manquer d'un cheveu ; to move a fraction bouger d'un rien ; a fraction higher/lower un tout petit peu plus haut/plus bas. -
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['frækʃən]1) (a part; not a whole number eg 1/4, 3/8, 7/6 etc.) fraction2) (a small part: She has only a fraction of her brother's intelligence.) petite portion• -
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8 fraction d’argile
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > fraction d’argile
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9 clay fraction
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > clay fraction
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10 decimal fraction
(a fraction expressed as so many tenths, hundredths, thousandths etc and written with a decimal point, like this: 0.1 (= 1/10), 2.33 (= 233/100).) fraction décimale -
11 improper fraction
(a fraction which is larger than 1: 7/5 is an improper fraction.) expression fractionnaire -
12 common fraction
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13 proper fraction
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14 simple fraction
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15 vulgar fraction
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20 defective fraction
défectueux (proportion d’éléments)Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > defective fraction
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fraction — [ fraksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1187; « rupture » v. 1400; bas lat. fractio, de frangere « briser » I ♦ Liturg. La fraction du pain : action de rompre le pain eucharistique avant de communier. II ♦ 1 ♦ (1538) Math. Nombre rationnel, élément de l ensemble Q … Encyclopédie Universelle
Fraction — Frac tion, n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking, fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See {Break}.] 1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fraction — Fraction. subst. fem. Action par laquelle on rompt. En ce sens il n a d usage qu en certaines phrases consacrées. Les Pelerins d Emaüs connurent nostre Seigneur à la fraction du pain. le corps de Jesus Christ n est point rompu par la fraction de… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
fraction — frac‧tion [ˈfrækʆn] noun [countable] a very small amount of something: • Generic versions of the drug sell for a fraction of the branded price. * * * fraction UK US /ˈfrækʃən/ noun [C, usually singular] ► a small part or amount of something:… … Financial and business terms
fraction — in general use means ‘a very small part’: • Teaching loads at white schools often are only a fraction the size of those at black schools Saturday Review, AmE 1971. This use is idiomatic despite the pedantic objection occasionally heard that a… … Modern English usage
Fraction — Frac tion, v. t. (Chem.) To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fraction — [n1] part bite, chunk, cut, division, end, fragment, half, piece, portion, section, share, slice; concept 835 Ant. entirety, total, whole fraction [n2] incomplete number bit, division, fragment, part, partial, piece, portion, quotient, ratio,… … New thesaurus
Fraction — (v. lat.), 1) Bruch; 2) das Brechen; 3) in den parlamentarischen Parteien die kleineren Unterabtheilungen od. Gruppen, welche in einzelnen Principienfragen von der Hauptpartei abweichen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Fraction — Fraction, lat. fractio, Brechung, Bruch; Partei. Fractur, Knochenbruch; in der Buchdruckerei die eckige deutsche Schrift; in der Kalligraphie die Kanzleischrift, die nachgeahmte deutsche Druckschrift … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
fraction — index constituent (part), element, installment, member (constituent part), modicum, moiety, part … Law dictionary
fraction — late 14c., originally in the mathematical sense, from Anglo Fr. fraccioun (O.Fr. fraccion, 12c., breaking ) and directly from L.L. fractionem (nom. fractio) a breaking, especially into pieces, noun of action from pp. stem of L. frangere to break … Etymology dictionary