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31frac´tion|i|za´tion — frac|tion|ize «FRAK shuh nyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to divide into fractions. –frac´tion|i|za´tion, noun …
32frac|tion|ize — «FRAK shuh nyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to divide into fractions. –frac´tion|i|za´tion, noun …
33frac´tur|a|ble — frac|ture «FRAK chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. the act or fact of breaking a bone or cartilage: »In the comminuted fracture, the bone splinters (Claude Lambert). 2. the act or fact of breaking or the state of being broken: »a fracture …
34frac|ture — «FRAK chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. the act or fact of breaking a bone or cartilage: »In the comminuted fracture, the bone splinters (Claude Lambert). 2. the act or fact of breaking or the state of being broken: »a fracture of the… …
35frac|tal — «FRAK tuhl», noun. any one of a class of highly irregular and fragmented shapes or surfaces not represented in classical geometry. ╂[< Latin frāctus, past participle of frangere to break + English al] …
36frac|tion|al|ism — «FRAK shuh nuh LIHZ uhm», noun. a tendency toward, or a policy of, division into parts or fractions: »No constitution can by itself eliminate political fractionalism and ensure a two or three party system (Atlantic) …
37frac|tion|ar|y — «FRAK shuh NEHR ee», adjective. 1. = fractional. (Cf. ↑fractional) 2. having to do with or carried on by fractions; tending to divide into fractions …
38frac|tion|a|tor — «FRAK shuh NAY tuhr», noun. a machine which fractionates, such as one which separates whole blood into plasma, red cells, and other useful components …
39frac|tion — «FRAK shuhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. Mathematics. a) one or more of the equal parts of a whole number: 2/3, ¾, 5/6, and 7/8 are fractions. b) a division of one mathematical expression by another, indicated by a line with one quantity above it and… …
40frac|to-cu|mu|lus — «FRAK toh KYOO myuh luhs», noun, plural li « ly». a very low, ragged, slightly rounded cloud which often appears under nimbostratus clouds during precipitation. ╂[< Latin frāctus broken + English cumulus] …
