Thesaurus: partial

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1. n. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.
2. n. 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.
3. n. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond.
4. n. 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.
5. adj. constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
6. adj. showing favoritism
7. adj. being or affecting only a part; not total
8. adj. (followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) having a strong preference or liking for
9. n. the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant
10. n. a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
11. 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.) 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.
12. Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel ismade up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported bya partial petiole. Partial differentials, Partial differentialcoefficients, Partial differentiation, etc. (of a function of two ormore variables), the differentials, differential coefficients,differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis that someof the variables are for the time constant.-- Partial fractions (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a givenfraction.-- Partial tones (Music), the simple tones which in combination forman ordinary tone; the overtones, or harmonics, which, blending with afundamental tone, cause its special quality of sound, or timbre, ortone color. See, also, Tone.