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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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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: 1. not complete: 2. influenced by the fact that you personally prefer or approve of something, so…. Learn more.
Someone who is partial supports a particular person or thing, for example in a competition or dispute, instead of being completely fair. I might be accused of being partial. partiality uncountable noun. She is criticized by some others for her one-sidedness and partiality.
Definition of partial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
1. relating to only a part; not general or complete: a partial eclipse. 2. biased: a partial judge. 3. (foll by: to) having a particular liking (for) 4. (Botany) botany. a. constituting part of a larger structure: a partial umbel. b. used for only part of the life cycle of a plant: a partial habitat. c. (of a parasite) not exclusively parasitic. 5.
adjective. us / ˈpɑːr.ʃ ə l / uk / ˈpɑː.ʃ ə l / partial adjective (NOT COMPLETE) Add to word list. B2. not complete: The general has ordered a partial withdrawal of troops from the area. Fewer examples. On Wednesday there will be a partial eclipse of the sun. a partial mastectomy. There has been a partial withdrawal from enemy territory.
partial in American English. (ˈpɑːrʃəl) adjective. 1. being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete. partial blindness. a partial payment of a debt. 2. biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in a controversy.
PARTIAL definition: 1. not complete: 2. If you are partial to something, you like it: . Learn more.
Definitions of 'partial'. 1. You use partial to refer to something that is not complete or whole. [...] 2. If you are partial to something, you like it. [...] 3. Someone who is partial supports a particular person or thing, for example, in a competition or dispute, instead of being completely fair.
