Need another word that means the same as “fraction”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “fraction” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Fraction” are: small part, fragment, snippet, snatch, smattering, selection, little, bit, touch, hint, soupçon, trifle, mite, scrap, dash, spot, modicum, shade, jot, divide
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fraction” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| bit | The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. A bit of rock caught him in the eye. |
| dash | A journey or period of time characterized by urgency or eager haste. An indicator on the dash tells you what gear you are in. |
| fragment | A piece broken off or cut off of something else. Fragments of a play. |
| hint | A just detectable amount. A hint mockery in her manner. |
| jot | A very small amount. You didn t care a jot. |
| little | A small amount or duration. He accepted the little they gave him. |
| mite | A minute arachnid which has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. Many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals. |
| modicum | A small or moderate or token amount- Ian Jack. England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists. |
| scrap | Worthless material that is to be disposed of. The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap. |
| selection | A plot of land acquired by selection. There has been more than enough time for selection to generate specific DNA sequences of the required length. |
| shade | A lampshade. Don t argue about shades of meaning. |
| small part | A garment size for a small person. |
| smattering | A small number or amount. Edward had only a smattering of Welsh. |
| snippet | A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off. Snippets of information about the war. |
| soupçon | A slight but appreciable amount. |
| spot | A small feature or part of something with a particular quality. A nice secluded spot. |
| touch | An act of touching someone or something. The cooling touch of the night air. |
| trifle | A detail that is considered insignificant. Syllabubs trifles and other dishes. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fraction” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| divide | Allocate (different parts of one’s time or efforts) to different activities or places. Divide 4 into 20. |
| apportion | Give out as one’s portion or share. Voting power will be apportioned according to contribution. |
| bit | The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. A bit of lint. |
| cleavage | The hollow between a woman’s breasts when supported, especially as exposed by a low-cut garment. The cell undergoes cleavage and segmentation and develops into a blastula. |
| cleave | Split (a molecule) by breaking a particular chemical bond. They watched a coot cleave the smooth water. |
| dichotomy | A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. The dichotomy between eastern and western culture. |
| divide | Separate into parts or portions. The cell clusters began to divide rapidly. |
| division | A group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The main divisions of the book. |
| flake | A snowflake. Cook until the fish flakes easily. |
| fractional | Constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety. There was a fractional hesitation before he said yes. |
| fracture | A diphthong substituted by fracture. Fracture the balance of power. |
| fragment | Break or cause to break into fragments. Lough Erne fragmented into a series of lakes. |
| fragmentation | Separating something into fine particles. Fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file. |
| moiety | A part or portion, especially a lesser share. The enzyme removes the sulphate moiety. |
| part | That which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation. There was a good deal of kissing before we parted. |
| partially | In part; in some degree; not wholly. He was partially paralyzed. |
| partition | Divide a room into smaller rooms or areas by erecting partitions. Partition chromatography. |
| piece | To join or unite the pieces of. She pieced a quilt. |
| portion | A part of a whole. Earthy fresh and generously portioned food. |
| rupture | The act of making a sudden noisy break. The rupture with his father would never be healed. |
| schism | The formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences. Another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy. |
| scrap | Make into scrap or refuse. A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant. |
| secant | A straight line that cuts a curve in two or more parts. |
| section | Commit someone compulsorily to a psychiatric hospital in accordance with a section of a mental health act. She began to section the grapefruit. |
| sector | The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes. The public sector. |
| segment | Divide into segments. A large segment of the local population. |
| segmentation | Division into separate parts or sections. Segmentation of myocardial cells. |
| splinter | Break up into splinters or slivers. He got a splinter in his finger. |
| split | The act of rending or ripping or splitting something. The river had split into a number of channels. |
| subdivision | An area composed of subdivided lots. Subject subdivisions. |
| sunder | Break apart or in two, using violence. A universe sundered ages ago in a divine war. |
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