| fraction | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. fraction | a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process. |
| ~ chemical, chemical substance | material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. fraction | a small part or item forming a piece of a whole. |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| n. (quantity) | 3. fraction | the quotient of two rational numbers. |
| ~ fixed-point part, mantissa | the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808. |
| ~ rational, rational number | an integer or a fraction. |
| ~ common fraction, simple fraction | the quotient of two integers. |
| ~ improper fraction | a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator. |
| ~ proper fraction | a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator. |
| ~ complex fraction, compound fraction | a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator. |
| ~ continued fraction | a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. divide, fraction | perform a division.; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" |
| ~ arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations. |
| ~ calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | make a mathematical calculation or computation. |
| ~ halve | divide by two; divide into halves.; "Halve the cake" |
| ~ quarter | divide by four; divide into quarters. |
| sprout | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. sprout | any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud. |
| ~ plant organ | a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus. |
| ~ shoot | a new branch. |
| ~ bud | a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals. |
| n. (food) | 2. sprout | a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed). |
| ~ greens, leafy vegetable, green | any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables. |
| ~ bean sprout | any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeans. |
| ~ alfalfa sprout | sprouted alfalfa seeds. |
| v. (change) | 3. bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud | produce buds, branches, or germinate.; "the potatoes sprouted" |
| ~ grow | increase in size by natural process.; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" |
| ~ germinate | cause to grow or sprout.; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants" |
| v. (body) | 4. sprout, stock | put forth and grow sprouts or shoots.; "the plant sprouted early this year" |
| ~ acquire, develop, produce, grow, get | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).; "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" |
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