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- Dictionarypartial/ˈpɑːʃl/
adjective
- 1. existing only in part; incomplete: "a question to which we have only partial answers" Similar Opposite
- 2. favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased: "the paper gave a distorted and very partial view of the situation" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a component of a musical sound; an overtone or harmonic: "strings would like to oscillate as closely as possible to harmonic partials"
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PARTIAL definition: 1. not complete: 2. influenced by the fact that you personally prefer or approve of something, so…. Learn more.
having a liking for something: I'm not partial to fish. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. partial. noun [ C ] us / ˈpɑːr.ʃ ə l / uk / ˈpɑː.ʃ ə l / music specialized. one part that makes up a complex musical note (= one that includes different sound waves); an overtone or a harmonic: the upper partials of the harmonic series.
The meaning of PARTIAL is of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total. How to use partial in a sentence. of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total; inclined to favor one party more than the other : biased…
Partial definition: being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete. See examples of PARTIAL used in a sentence.
Definition of partial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PARTIAL definition: 1. not complete: 2. If you are partial to something, you like it: . Learn more.
You use partial to refer to something that is true or exists to some extent, but is not complete or total. The event was only a partial success. American English : partial / ˈpɑrʃəl /
If you describe something as partial, you're usually saying it's just part of the whole, or incomplete. Say someone asks how you started your band and you say, "I bought a guitar." That would be a partial answer, at best. Partial has another meaning, too.
Relating to or involving a part of something rather than the whole; not general or total; constituting only a part; incomplete. part 1496–. Partial; that is (something) in part but not in full. halflang a1525–81. Partial, imperfect, incomplete. Cf. halfling, adj. B.1, half, adj. I.3.
Partial definition: Of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete.