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partial
- /ˈpɑɹʃəl/ US
- /ˈpɑːʃəl/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ʃəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English partiall, parcial, from Old French parcial (“biased or particular”), from Late Latin partiālis (“of or pertaining to a part”), from Latin pars (“part”).
adjective more partial · most partial
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Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.
Similar: partite, fractional, demi-, semi-
- Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates. It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.
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Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
The referee is blatantly partial!
Similar: nonimpartial · Opposite: impartial
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Having a predilection for something.
not partial to an ostentatious display
Similar: fond
- Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.
- Subordinate.
- Having a wordplay element, but no definition. Twelve six- letter lights form a group; these have only partial clues.
noun partials
- A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
- Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
- dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
- An incomplete fingerprint
- A fragment of a template containing markup. In fact, as seen in Chapters 5 and 6, the resulting document is usually the product of rendering a layout, which yields the rendering of the template at hand, which in turn can invoke the rendering of other templates and/or one or more partials.
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A repetition of an exercise during which the range of motion (amplitude) is not maximized.
Research tells us that eccentrics, heavy partials, and static exercise may require several days or weeks of recovery time.
Similar: half rep
- A fursuit that does not fully cover the wearer's body.
verb partials · participle (US) partialing · partialling · participle (US) partialed · partialled
- To take the partial regression coefficient.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: one-sided, biased, uncomplete, incomplete, unfair, slanted, inclined, fond, colored, partially, partly, detail, superficial, unilateral, micro, one-sidedly
Translations
Every language
adj existing in part
| Español | parcial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부분적(部分的)인 bubunjeogin, 일부의 ilbu-ui |
| 日本語 | 部分的な bubunteki na |
| 中文 | 部分 bùfèn |
| हिन्दी | आंशिक āñśik, अधूरा adhūrā, अपूर्ण apūrṇ |
| Português | parcial |
| Français | partiel |
| Deutsch | teilweise, partiell |
| Italiano | parziale |
| Ελληνικά | μερικός merikós |
| Română | parțial |
| Русский | части́чный častíčnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | một phần, bán phần |
| العربية | جُزْئِيّ juzʔiyy |
| עברית | חֶלְקִי khelkí |
adj biased
| Español | parcial, tendencioso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 一方的な ippōteki na, 不公平な fukōhei na, 偏った katayotta |
| हिन्दी | पक्षपातपूर्ण pakṣapātpūrṇ, पक्षपाती pakṣapātī |
| Português | parcial |
| Français | partial, subjectif |
| Deutsch | parteiisch, voreingenommen |
| Română | părtinitor, parțial, neobiectiv |
| Русский | предвзя́тый predvzjátyj, тенденцио́зный tɛndɛncióznyj, небеспристра́стный nebespristrástnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | thiên vị |
adj having a predilection for something
| Español | que le gusta, que tiene debilidad por |
|---|---|
| Français | attiré |
| Русский | неравноду́шный neravnodúšnyj |
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