- only a fraction of
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
only a fraction of
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fraction — in general use means ‘a very small part’: • Teaching loads at white schools often are only a fraction the size of those at black schools Saturday Review, AmE 1971. This use is idiomatic despite the pedantic objection occasionally heard that a… … Modern English usage
fraction — 01. These desserts taste like the rich desserts you love, but at a [fraction] of the calories. 02. Only a [fraction] of those who try to immigrate to this country each year are actually accepted. 03. You can buy regular jeans at a [fraction] of… … Grammatical examples in English
fraction — /frak sheuhn/, n. 1. Math. a. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed. 2. Chem. (in a volatile mixture) a component whose range of boiling point temperatures allows it to be separated… … Universalium
fraction */*/ — UK [ˈfrækʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms fraction : singular fraction plural fractions 1) a small part or amount of something fraction of: His investment is now worth only a fraction of its original value. a small/tiny fraction: Unions… … English dictionary
fraction — noun 1 part/amount ADJECTIVE ▪ large, significant, sizeable, substantial ▪ mere, small, tiny ▪ A mere fraction of available wind energy is curr … Collocations dictionary
fraction — frac•tion [[t]ˈfræk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) math. a) a number usu. expressed in the form a/b[/ex] b) a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed 2) chem. a component in a volatile mixture whose range of boiling point temperatures allows it to be… … From formal English to slang
fraction — The gold recovered so far may represent only a fraction of the total hoard (Sunday Times). A few careful users continue to maintain that fraction in the sense of a small part, as in the example, is ambiguous: 99/ioo is also a fraction but… … Dictionary of troublesome word
fraction — noun 1) a fraction of the population Syn: part, subdivision, division, portion, segment, slice, section, sector; proportion, percentage, ratio, measure Ant: whole 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
fraction — /ˈfrækʃən / (say frakshuhn) noun 1. Mathematics a. one or more parts of a unit or whole number; the ratio between any two numbers. b. a ratio of algebraic quantities analogous to the arithmetical vulgar fraction and similarly expressed. 2. a part …
fraction — [ˈfrækʃ(ə)n] noun [C] 1) a small part or amount of something His investment is now worth only a fraction of its original value.[/ex] 2) a part of a whole number, for example ½ or ¾ fractional adj … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fraction — / frækʃən/ noun a very small amount ● Only a fraction of the new share issue was subscribed … Dictionary of banking and finance
