Thursday, June 22, 2006

fraction & fracture

fraction
 noun
1    [C] a number that is smaller than 1, for example ?and "
2    [singular] a very small amount of something:
?fraction of: We paid only a fraction of the original price.
fractional adjective
fractionally adverb

fracture 1
 noun [C]
a crack in something hard such as a bone or rock

 fracture 2
verb [T]
to crack or break something hard such as a bone or rock:
?Your arm isn't fractured, just badly bruised.


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