[frac.tal] n [F fractale, fr. L fractus broken, uneven (pp. of frangere to break) + F -ale -al (n. suffix)] (1975): any of various extremely irregular curves or shapes that repeat themselves at any scale on which they are examined -- fractal adj
FRACTAL
Meaning of FRACTAL in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012