of, relating to, or expressed as a numerical value which is not a whole number, especially a fraction less than one (尤指小于1的)分数(或小数)的 ■small or tiny in amount 少量的,一小部分的 there was a fractional hesitation before he said yes. 他在说“是的”之前稍稍犹豫了一会儿。 ■(Chemistry)relating to or denoting the separation of components of a mixture by making use of their differing physical properties (化)分馏的;分级的,化学分离的 fractional crystallization. 分级结晶。