Synonym: division, part, portion, section, segment. Antonym: integer. Similar words: attraction, practitioner, interaction, action, reaction, take action, transaction, practice. Meaning: ['frækʃn] 
n. 1. a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process 2. a small part or item forming a piece of a whole 3. the quotient of two rational numbers. v. perform a division.
n. 1. a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process 2. a small part or item forming a piece of a whole 3. the quotient of two rational numbers. v. perform a division. 1 She spends only a fraction of her earnings.
2 Fake designer watches are sold at a fraction of the price of the genuine article.
3 The car missed me by a fraction of an inch.
4 A mere fraction of available wind energy is currently utilized.
5 She hesitated for a fraction of a second before responding.
6 The car stopped within a fraction of an inch of the wall.
7 I got these shoes at a fraction of the original price.
8 She hesitated for the merest fraction of a second.
9 The cost is only a fraction of his salary.
10 Could you move a fraction closer?
11 I opened my eyes just a fraction.
12 3/2 is an improper fraction.
13 Express 25% as a fraction.
14 She paused for a fraction of a second.
15 Only a fraction of my friends have video recorder.
16 The goods will be sold for a fraction of their value in order to discharge the debt.
17 Most humans only use a fraction of their total useful brainpower.
18 If he'd reacted a fraction of a second later[sentencedict.com/fraction.html], he would surely have died.
19 Why not grow your own fruit at a fraction of the price?
20 The fraction was then multiplied by 100 and rounded to the nearest half or whole number.
21 Only a small fraction of a bank's total deposits will be withdrawn at any one time.
22 The house was sold for only a fraction of its true value.
23 11/8 is an improper fraction, equivalent to one and three-eighths.
24 The average income is high, though many people earn just a fraction of that average.
25 The first step is to rationalize the denominator of a fraction.
26 The new system can trace a phone call in a fraction of a second.
27 Reputable charities spend the lion's share of donations on aid and a tiny fraction on administration.
28 Although sexual and violent crimes have increased by 10%, they remain only a tiny/small fraction of the total number of crimes committed each year.
29 He does not like the new governess by a fraction.
30 If you would kindly move your posterior just a fraction to the right, I might get by.
More similar words: attraction, practitioner, interaction, action, reaction, take action, transaction, practice, practical, in practice, attractive, practically, out of practice, auction, fiction, section, function, reduction, election, sanction, infection, selection, objection, protection, connection, projection, production, collection, inspection, prediction.