fraction

noun

/ˈfrækʃn/

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a small part or amount of something
- Only a small fraction of a bank's total deposits will be withdrawn at any one time.
- She hesitated for the merest fraction of a second.
- He raised his voice a fraction.
If fraction is used with a plural noun, the verb is usually plural: Only a fraction of cars in the UK use leaded petrol. If it is used with a singular noun that represents a group of people, the verb can be singular or plural in British English, but is usually singular in North American English: A tiny fraction of the population never vote/votes.
Extra Examples
- A mere fraction of available wind energy is currently utilized.
- The average income is high, though many people earn just a fraction of that average.
- Why not grow your own fruit at a fraction of the price?
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- significant
- sizeable
- …
preposition
- fraction of
phrases
- just a fraction
- only a fraction
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a division of a number, for example ⅝
- How do you express 25% as a fraction?
synonym rational number
Language Bank proportion
proportionDescribing fractions and proportions
- According to this pie chart, a third of students’ leisure time is spent watching TV.
- One in five hours is/are spent socializing.
- Socializing accounts for/makes up/comprises about 20 per cent of leisure time.
- Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport.
- Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading.
- The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading.
- The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games.
compare integer see also common fraction, proper fraction, vulgar fractionTopics Maths and measurementb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- vulgar
- decimal
- improper
- …
verb + fraction
- express something as
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(chemistry) a quantity of liquid that has been collected as a result of a process that separates the parts of a liquid mixture
- The third fraction contains alchohols with boiling points of 120–130℃.

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin fractio(n-) ‘breaking (bread)’, from Latin frangere ‘to break’.

单词	fraction
释义	fraction noun /ˈfrækʃn/ /ˈfrækʃn/ jump to other results a small part or amount of something Only a small fraction of a bank's total deposits will be withdrawn at any one time. She hesitated for the merest fraction of a second. He raised his voice a fraction. If fraction is used with a plural noun, the verb is usually plural: Only a fraction of cars in the UK use leaded petrol. If it is used with a singular noun that represents a group of people, the verb can be singular or plural in British English, but is usually singular in North American English: A tiny fraction of the population never vote/votes. Extra Examples A mere fraction of available wind energy is currently utilized. The average income is high, though many people earn just a fraction of that average. Why not grow your own fruit at a fraction of the price? Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective large significant sizeable … preposition fraction of phrases just a fraction only a fraction See full entry a division of a number, for example ⅝ How do you express 25% as a fraction? synonym rational number Language Bank proportionproportionDescribing fractions and proportions According to this pie chart, a third of students’ leisure time is spent watching TV. One in five hours is/are spent socializing. Socializing accounts for/makes up/comprises about 20 per cent of leisure time. Students spend twice as much time playing computer games as doing sport. Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading. The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than the figure for reading. The largest proportion of time is spent playing computer games. compare integer see also common fraction, proper fraction, vulgar fractionTopics Maths and measurementb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective vulgar decimal improper … verb + fraction express something as See full entry (chemistry) a quantity of liquid that has been collected as a result of a process that separates the parts of a liquid mixture The third fraction contains alchohols with boiling points of 120–130℃. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin fractio(n-) ‘breaking (bread)’, from Latin frangere ‘to break’.
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