fractionally
ʃə adjective
1.
2.
comparatively small; inconsiderable or insignificant: The profit on the deal was fractional.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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fractional (ˈfrækʃənəl, ˈfrækʃənərI) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to, containing, or constituting one or more fractions |
| 2. | of or denoting a process in which components of a mixture are separated by exploiting differences in their physical properties, such as boiling points, solubility, etc: fractional distillation; fractional crystallization |
| 3. | very small or insignificant |
| 4. | broken up; fragmented |
| fractionary | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to, containing, or constituting one or more fractions |
| 2. | of or denoting a process in which components of a mixture are separated by exploiting differences in their physical properties, such as boiling points, solubility, etc: fractional distillation; fractional crystallization |
| 3. | very small or insignificant |
| 4. | broken up; fragmented |
| fractionally | |
| —adv | |
| fractional (ˈfrækʃənəl, ˈfrækʃənərI) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to, containing, or constituting one or more fractions |
| 2. | of or denoting a process in which components of a mixture are separated by exploiting differences in their physical properties, such as boiling points, solubility, etc: fractional distillation; fractional crystallization |
| 3. | very small or insignificant |
| 4. | broken up; fragmented |
| fractionary | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to, containing, or constituting one or more fractions |
| 2. | of or denoting a process in which components of a mixture are separated by exploiting differences in their physical properties, such as boiling points, solubility, etc: fractional distillation; fractional crystallization |
| 3. | very small or insignificant |
| 4. | broken up; fragmented |
| fractionally | |
| —adv | |
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