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дробь — meaning in English

drob

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English meaning

  • buckshot noun Large lead pellets loaded into shotgun shells, bigger than birdshot and used for hunting larger game or for self-defense.
  • fraction noun A part of a whole, especially a small one.
  • shot noun The firing of a gun, or the result of firing it.
  • slash noun A quick, forceful cutting stroke, or the cut it leaves.

Senses

дробь is used for these senses in English:

  • buckshot (chiefly, US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • fraction A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
  • fraction (arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).
  • shot (uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
  • slash (originally, _, US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.

fraction — full definition

  1. noun A part of a whole, especially a small one.
  2. noun In math, a number written as one number over another, like 3/4, showing a part of a whole.

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