partial
(adjective) being or affecting only a part; not total; âa partial description of the suspectâ; âpartial collapseâ; âa partial eclipseâ; âa partial monopolyâ; âpartial immunityâ
partial, fond(p)
(adjective) (followed by âofâ or âtoâ) having a strong preference or liking for; âfond of chocolateâ; âpartial to horror moviesâ
partial
(adjective) showing favoritism
overtone, partial, partial tone
(noun) a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
Source: WordNet® 3.1
partial (comparative more partial, superlative most partial)
existing as a part or portion; incomplete
(computer science) describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates
biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute
Antonym: impartial
(followed by the preposition to) having a predilection for something
Synonym: fond of
(mathematics) of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential
(botany) subordinate
partial (plural partials)
(mathematics) A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
(music) Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
(dentistry) dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
(forensics) An incomplete fingerprint
(programming, internet) A fragment of a template containing markup.
partial (third-person singular simple present partials, present participle partialling or partialing, simple past and past participle partialled or partialed)
(statistics, transitive) To take the partial regression coefficient.
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Source: Wiktionary
Par"tial, a. Etym: [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen. partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See Part, n.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon. "Partial dissolutions of the earth." T. Burnet.
2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent; as, a judge should not be partial. Ye have been partial in the law. Mal. ii. 9.
3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond. "A partial parent." Pope. Not partial to an ostentatious display. Sir W. Scott.
4. (Bot.)
Definition: Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by a partial petiole. Partial differentials, Partial differential coefficients, Partial differentiation, etc. (of a function of two or more variables), the differentials, differential coefficients, differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis that some of the variables are for the time constant.
– Partial fractions (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a given fraction.
– Partial tones (Music), the simple tones which in combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or harmonics, which, blending with a fundamental tone, cause its special quality of sound, or timbre, or tone color. See, also, Tone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; âcovert actions by the CIAâ; âcovert funding for the rebelsâ
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de ChinchinĂĄ (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, ChinchinĂĄ, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
