FRACTUS

Meaning of FRACTUS in English

/frak"teuhs/ , adj. Meteorol. (of a cloud)

containing small, individual elements that have a ragged appearance.

[ fractus ptp. of frangere to BREAK ]

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FRACTUS — The elements of cumulus and stratus clouds that appear in irregular fragments, as if they had been shred or torn. …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
FRACTUS — Ragged, detached cloud fragments; same as scud .
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
STRATUS FRACTUS — Stratus clouds that appear in irregular fragments, as if they had been shred or torn. Also appears in cumulus clouds …
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CUMULUS FRACTUS — Cumulus clouds that appear in irregular fragments, as if they had been shred or torn. Also appears in stratus clouds …
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FRACTURE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fractura, from fractus Date: 15th century the result of fracturing ; break , …
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FRACTED — adjective Etymology: Latin fractus Date: 1547 broken
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FRACTAL — noun Etymology: French ~e, from Latin fractus broken, uneven (past participle of frangere to break) + French -ale -al (n. …
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FRACTURE — I. ˈfrakchə(r), -ksh- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fractura, from fractus (past participle of frangere to …
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FRACTION — I. ˈfrakshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fraccioun, from Late Latin fraction-, fractio action of breaking, from Latin …
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REFRANGIBLE — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_bəl adjective Etymology: from refract (I) , after Latin fractus (past participle of frangere to break): Medieval Latin frangibilis frangible, …
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INFRACTIBLE — -təbəl adjective Etymology: Late Latin infract us unbroken (from Latin in- in- (I) + fractus, past participle of frangere to …
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FRACTO- — combining form Etymology: Latin fractus : broken up and fracto cumulus : fracture fracto graph
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FACTABLE — ˈfakˌtābəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of earlier fractable, fract table, from Latin fractus (past participle of frangere to …
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DEFRAY — də̇ˈfrā, dēˈ- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle French deffrayer, desfrayer, from des- de- + frayer to expend, from …
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CONGELIFRACT — kənˈjeləˌfrakt noun ( -s ) Etymology: congeli- (from Latin congelare to freeze) + -fract (from Latin fractus, past participle of …
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ANFRACTUOUS — (ˈ)an|frakchəwəs adjective Etymology: French anfractueux, from Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus coil, crook (from anfractus crooked, from an- — …
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FRACTAL — /frak"tl/ , n. Math., Physics. a geometrical or physical structure having an irregular or fragmented shape at all scales of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRACTURE — I. ˈfrak-chər, -shər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fractura, from fractus Date: 15th century 1. : the result of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRACTED — adjective Etymology: Latin fractus Date: 1547 obsolete : broken
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DEFRAY — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French deffroyer, from des- de- + frayer to expend, from Old French, from frais, plural of …
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ANFRACTUOUS — adjective Etymology: French anfractueux, from Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus coil, bend, from an- (from ambi- around) + -fractus, …
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FRACTURE — [frac.ture] n [ME, fr. L fractura, fr. fractus] (15c) 1: the result of fracturing: break 2. a: the act or …
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FRACTED — [fract.ed] adj [L fractus] (1547) obs: broken
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FRACTAL — [frac.tal] n [F fractale, fr. L fractus broken, uneven (pp. of frangere to break) + F -ale -al (n. suffix)] …
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DEFRAY — [de.fray] vt [MF deffrayer, fr. des- de- + frayer to expend, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) OF frai expenditure, lit., damage …
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ANFRACTUOUS — [an.frac.tu.ous] adj [F anfractueux, fr. LL anfractuosus, fr. L anfractus coil, bend, fr. an- (fr. ambi- around) + -fractus, fr. …
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FRACTAL — in mathematics, any of a class of complex geometric shapes that commonly have fractional dimension, a concept first introduced by …
Britannica English vocabulary
FRACTURE — I. frac ‧ ture 1 /ˈfræktʃə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] 1 . if a bone or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRACTION — frac ‧ tion /ˈfrækʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: fractio …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRACTAL — frac ‧ tal /ˈfrækt ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] technical [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin …
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