fractional
adjective
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Definition of fractional
1 : of, relating to, or being a fraction
2 : of, relating to, or being fractional currency
3 : relatively small : inconsiderable
4 : of, relating to, or involving a process for separating components of a mixture through differences in physical or chemical properties fractional distillation
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Michelle Lewis Executive director, Songwriters of North America Lewis and her songwriting partner Kay Hanley formed SONA in 2015 with LaPolt, and the group sued the Department of Justice the following year over its ruling on fractional licensing. — Robert Levine, Billboard, "Who's Who Among the Music Industry's Advocates on Capitol Hill," 16 Apr. 2018 Flexjet Flexjet first entered the fractional jet ownership market in 1995. — Town & Country, "Town & Country's 2018 Philanthropy Summit," 6 Apr. 2018 PlaneSense has been offering fractional ownership of aircraft for more than two decades. — Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, "The new private jet experience: the PC-24," 25 June 2018 In the world of fractional ownership, jets are the dominant force. — BostonGlobe.com, "His business is like time sharing for airplanes," 19 May 2018 Flexjet offers fractional jet ownership and leasing. — Town & Country, "Town & Country's 2018 Philanthropy Summit," 6 Apr. 2018 Then efficiency replaced curiosity, and budget airlines stepped onto the scene with fractional fares and time-saving routes. — Sunset, "These Vacations by Deluxe Bus Are Hotel-Meets-Road Trip Perfection," 22 Jan. 2018 In dermatologist Macrene Alexiades's New York office, fractional radiofrequency devices, like the eTwo, have all but supplanted ablative CO2 lasers, which leave skin raw for weeks. — Lindsay Silberman, Town & Country, "How to Reverse Sun Damage, According to Dermatologists," 28 Aug. 2017 FlexJet, a fractional jet ownership company, will give two contestants a private jet roundtrip flight to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico for four days and three nights. — Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, "These are top travel contests you can enter in April," 5 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fractional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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fractional
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of fractional
mathematics : of or relating to a fraction
: very small
: not complete
See the full definition for fractional in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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Kids Definition of fractional
1 : of, relating to, or being a fraction fractional numbers
2 : fairly small fractional improvement
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Medical Definition of fractional
: of, relating to, or involving a process for separating components of a mixture through differences in physical or chemical properties fractional distillation
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