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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Partial \Par"tial\, a. [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.) 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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
partial
adj 1: being or affecting only a part not total; "a partial
description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a
partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial
immunity"
2: showing favoritism [syn: {unfair}] [ant: {impartial}]
3: (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or
liking for "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror
movies" [syn: {fond(p)}, {partial(p)}]
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