fraction
fraction
[ˈfrakʃ(ə)n]
noun
[ˈfrakʃ(ə)n]
noun
- a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 12, 0.5)
分数；小数
■a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something
小部分；微量
he hesitated for a fraction of a second.
他犹豫了片刻。
her eyes widened a fraction.
她的眼睛稍微睁大了一点儿。
■a dissenting group within a larger one
持不同意见的小集团
■each of the portions into which a mixture may be separated by a process in which the individual components behave differently according to their physical properties
馏分，分馏物 - (一般作 the Fraction)(in the Christian Church) the breaking of the Eucharistic bread
（基督教用语）分切圣餐面包
- late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin fractio(n-) 'breaking (bread'), from Latin frangere 'to break'
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