diff --git a/core/math/integers/integers.factor b/core/math/integers/integers.factor
index 6467361a60..d2ecc0336e 100644
--- a/core/math/integers/integers.factor
+++ b/core/math/integers/integers.factor
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ IN: math.integers
 
 M: integer numerator ; inline
 M: integer denominator drop 1 ; inline
-M: integer >fraction 1 ; inline
+M: integer fraction>parts 1 ; inline
 
 M: fixnum >fixnum ; inline
 M: fixnum >bignum fixnum>bignum ; inline
diff --git a/core/math/math.factor b/core/math/math.factor
index c70a165673..e082c71fb6 100644
--- a/core/math/math.factor
+++ b/core/math/math.factor
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ GENERIC: integer>fixnum-strict ( x -- y ) foldable
 
 GENERIC: numerator ( a/b -- a )
 GENERIC: denominator ( a/b -- b )
-GENERIC: >fraction ( a/b -- a b )
+GENERIC: fraction>parts ( a/b -- a b )
 
 GENERIC: real-part ( z -- x )
 GENERIC: imaginary-part ( z -- y )
diff --git a/core/math/parser/parser.factor b/core/math/parser/parser.factor
index 860c379060..62352d1b18 100644
--- a/core/math/parser/parser.factor
+++ b/core/math/parser/parser.factor
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ M: integer >base
     } cond ;
 
 M: ratio >base
-    [ >fraction [ /mod ] keep ] [ [ >base ] curry tri@ ] bi*
+    [ fraction>parts [ /mod ] keep ] [ [ >base ] curry tri@ ] bi*
     "/" glue over first-unsafe {
         { char: 0 [ nip ] }
         { char: - [ append ] }
diff --git a/core/math/ratios/ratios-docs.factor b/core/math/ratios/ratios-docs.factor
index 57b37f1bb7..66e00415a1 100644
--- a/core/math/ratios/ratios-docs.factor
+++ b/core/math/ratios/ratios-docs.factor
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $nl
 { $subsections
     numerator
     denominator
-    >fraction
+    fraction>parts
 }
 { $see-also "syntax-ratios" } ;
 
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ HELP: denominator
 { $values { "a/b" rational } { "b" "a positive integer" } }
 { $description "Outputs the denominator of a rational number. Always outputs 1 with integers." } ;
 
-HELP: fraction>
+HELP: parts>fraction
 { $values { "a" integer } { "b" "a positive integer" } { "a/b" rational } }
 { $description "Creates a new ratio, or outputs the numerator if the denominator is 1. This word does not reduce the fraction to lowest terms, and should not be called directly; use " { $link / } " instead." } ;
 
-HELP: >fraction
+HELP: fraction>parts
 { $values { "a/b" rational } { "a" integer } { "b" "a positive integer" } }
 { $description "Extracts the numerator and denominator of a rational number." } ;
 
-HELP: 2>fraction
+HELP: 2fraction>parts
 { $values { "a/b" rational } { "c/d" rational } { "a" integer } { "c" integer } { "b" "a positive integer" } { "d" "a positive integer" } }
 { $description "Extracts the numerator and denominator of two rational numbers at once." } ;
diff --git a/core/math/ratios/ratios-tests.factor b/core/math/ratios/ratios-tests.factor
index 9983351d89..706a1116b2 100644
--- a/core/math/ratios/ratios-tests.factor
+++ b/core/math/ratios/ratios-tests.factor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 USING: kernel math math.functions math.parser tools.test ;
 
-{ 1 2 } [ 1/2 >fraction ] unit-test
+{ 1 2 } [ 1/2 fraction>parts ] unit-test
 
 { 1/2 } [ 1 >bignum 2 >bignum / ] unit-test
 { t } [ 10 3 / ratio? ] unit-test
diff --git a/core/math/ratios/ratios.factor b/core/math/ratios/ratios.factor
index 669f1c990f..849bc1875a 100644
--- a/core/math/ratios/ratios.factor
+++ b/core/math/ratios/ratios.factor
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@
 USING: accessors kernel math ;
 IN: math.ratios
 
-: 2>fraction ( a/b c/d -- a c b d )
-    [ >fraction ] bi@ swapd ; inline
+: 2fraction>parts ( a/b c/d -- a c b d )
+    [ fraction>parts ] bi@ swapd ; inline
 
 <PRIVATE
 
-: fraction> ( a b -- a/b )
+: parts>fraction ( a b -- a/b )
     dup 1 number= [ drop ] [ ratio boa ] if ; inline
 
 : (scale) ( a b c d -- a*d b*c )
     [ * swap ] dip * swap ; inline
 
 : scale ( a/b c/d -- a*d b*c )
-    2>fraction (scale) ; inline
+    2fraction>parts (scale) ; inline
 
 : scale+d ( a/b c/d -- a*d b*c b*d )
-    2>fraction [ (scale) ] 2keep * ; inline
+    2fraction>parts [ (scale) ] 2keep * ; inline
 
 PRIVATE>
 
@@ -29,37 +29,37 @@ M: integer /
         division-by-zero
     ] [
         dup 0 < [ [ neg ] bi@ ] when
-        2dup simple-gcd [ /i ] curry bi@ fraction>
+        2dup simple-gcd [ /i ] curry bi@ parts>fraction
     ] if-zero ;
 
 M: integer recip
     1 swap [
         division-by-zero
     ] [
-        dup 0 < [ [ neg ] bi@ ] when fraction>
+        dup 0 < [ [ neg ] bi@ ] when parts>fraction
     ] if-zero ;
 
 M: ratio recip
-    >fraction swap dup 0 < [ [ neg ] bi@ ] when fraction> ;
+    fraction>parts swap dup 0 < [ [ neg ] bi@ ] when parts>fraction ;
 
 M: ratio hashcode*
-    nip >fraction [ hashcode ] bi@ bitxor ;
+    nip fraction>parts [ hashcode ] bi@ bitxor ;
 
 M: ratio equal?
     over ratio? [
-        2>fraction = [ = ] [ 2drop f ] if
+        2fraction>parts = [ = ] [ 2drop f ] if
     ] [ 2drop f ] if ;
 
 M: ratio number=
-    2>fraction number= [ number= ] [ 2drop f ] if ;
+    2fraction>parts number= [ number= ] [ 2drop f ] if ;
 
-M: ratio >fixnum >fraction /i >fixnum ;
-M: ratio >bignum >fraction /i >bignum ;
-M: ratio >float >fraction /f ;
+M: ratio >fixnum fraction>parts /i >fixnum ;
+M: ratio >bignum fraction>parts /i >bignum ;
+M: ratio >float fraction>parts /f ;
 
 M: ratio numerator numerator>> ; inline
 M: ratio denominator denominator>> ; inline
-M: ratio >fraction [ numerator ] [ denominator ] bi ; inline
+M: ratio fraction>parts [ numerator ] [ denominator ] bi ; inline
 
 M: ratio < scale < ;
 M: ratio <= scale <= ;
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ M: ratio >= scale >= ;
 
 M: ratio + scale+d [ + ] [ / ] bi* ;
 M: ratio - scale+d [ - ] [ / ] bi* ;
-M: ratio * 2>fraction [ * ] 2bi@ / ;
+M: ratio * 2fraction>parts [ * ] 2bi@ / ;
 M: ratio / scale / ;
 M: ratio /i scale /i ;
 M: ratio /f scale /f ;
 M: ratio mod scale+d [ mod ] [ / ] bi* ;
 M: ratio /mod scale+d [ /mod ] [ / ] bi* ;
-M: ratio abs dup neg? [ >fraction [ neg ] dip fraction> ] when ;
+M: ratio abs dup neg? [ fraction>parts [ neg ] dip parts>fraction ] when ;
 M: ratio neg? numerator neg? ; inline