faint vs fractional

faint

adj
  • Slight; minimal. 

  • Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness 

  • Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy 

  • Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp 

  • Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected 

noun
  • The act of fainting, syncope. 

  • The state of one who has fainted; a swoon. 

verb
  • To decay; to disappear; to vanish. 

  • To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions). 

  • To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent. 

fractional

adj
  • Very small; minute. 

  • Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation. 

  • Divided; fragmentary; incomplete. 

  • Pertaining to a fraction. 

noun
  • An expression of a fractional number. 

  • Relating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process. 

  • Partial ownership of a property, such as real estate or a chartered airplane, such that each partial owner has use of the property for only a portion of the time. 

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