frangent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin frangēns, present participle of frangō (“to break”). See fraction.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɹænd͡ʒənt/
Adjective
frangent (comparative more frangent, superlative most frangent)
- (obsolete) Causing fracture; breaking.
- December 9 1763, Horace Walpole, letter to the Earl of Hertford
- they hissed in the most murderous manner: broke Mr. Sheriff Harley's coach-glass in the most frangent manner
- December 9 1763, Horace Walpole, letter to the Earl of Hertford
References
- “frangent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Verb
frangent
- third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of franger
Latin
Verb
frangent
- third-person plural future active indicative of frangō