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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRAC'TIONAL, a. Belonging to a broken number; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; as fractional numbers.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose" [ant: whole]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1650 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> • fractionally adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of or relating to or being a fraction. 2 very slight; incomplete. 3 Chem. relating to the separation of parts of a mixture by making use of their different physical properties (fractional crystallization; fractional distillation). Derivatives: fractionalize v.tr. (also -ise). fractionally adv. (esp. in sense 2).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fractional Frac"tion*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers. 2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population. Fractional crystallization (Chem.), a process of gradual and approximate purification and separation, by means of repeated solution and crystallization therefrom. Fractional currency, small coin, or paper notes, in circulation, of less value than the monetary unit. Fractional distillation (Chem.), a process of distillation so conducted that a mixture of liquids, differing considerably from each other in their boiling points, can be separated into its constituents.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If something is fractional, it is very small in size or degree. ...a fractional hesitation. ADJ: usu ADJ n • fractionally Murphy, Sinclair's young team-mate, was fractionally behind him. ADV: ADV group

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Broken, fragmentary. 2. Pertaining to fractions, of fractions.