Standard Lemma guide

partial

adj · noun · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈpɑɹʃəl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːʃəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ʃəl
  • CMU ARPABET: P AA1 R SH AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

Examples

  • It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The referee is blatantly partial!
  • God is not partial; he does not play favorites.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonimpartial

Antonyms: impartial

4

adj

Meaning 4

Having a predilection for something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • of

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fond

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Subordinate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

Having a wordplay element, but no definition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: crosswording

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

An incomplete fingerprint

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: forensics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

A fragment of a template containing markup.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

The condition of not exhausting the amplitude during the repetition of an exercise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: half rep

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

A fursuit that does not fully cover the wearer's body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To take the partial regression coefficient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

adjective

Meaning 16

showing favoritism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: impartial

17

adjective satellite

Meaning 17

being or affecting only a part; not total

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a partial description of the suspect
  • partial collapse
  • a partial eclipse
  • a partial monopoly
  • partial immunity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

noun

Meaning 18

a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overtone, partial tone

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: harmonic

19

noun

Meaning 19

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: partial derivative

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative

History

Etymology

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”).

Across languages

Translations

151 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: i pjesshëm — existing in part
  • Arabic: جُزْئِيّ (juzʔiyy) — existing in part
  • Armenian: մասնակի (masnaki) — existing in part
  • Belarusian: частко́вы (častkóvy) — existing in part
  • Bengali: আংশিক (aṅśik) — existing in part
  • Bhojpuri: आंशिक (ānśik) — existing in part
  • Bulgarian: части́чен (častíčen) — existing in part
  • Catalan: parcial — existing in part
  • Chinese Mandarin: 部分 (bùfèn) — existing in part
  • Czech: částečný — existing in part
  • Danish: partiel — existing in part
  • Danish: delvis — existing in part
  • Dutch: partieel — existing in part
  • Dutch: gedeeltelijk — existing in part
  • Esperanto: parta — existing in part
  • Estonian: osaline — existing in part
  • Finnish: osittainen — existing in part
  • Finnish: osa- — existing in part
  • Finnish: osittais- — existing in part
  • French: partiel — existing in part
  • Georgian: ნაწილობრივი (nac̣ilobrivi) — existing in part
  • German: teilweise — existing in part
  • German: partiell — existing in part
  • Greek: μερικός (merikós) — existing in part
  • Hebrew: חֶלְקִי (khelkí) — existing in part
  • Hindi: आंशिक (āñśik) — existing in part
  • Hindi: अधूरा (adhūrā) — existing in part
  • Hindi: अपूर्ण (apūrṇ) — existing in part
  • Hungarian: részleges — existing in part
  • Hungarian: rész- — existing in part
  • Indonesian: parsial — existing in part
  • Irish: páirteach — existing in part
  • Irish: neamhuilíoch — existing in part
  • Irish: páirt- — existing in part
  • Italian: parziale — existing in part
  • Japanese: 部分的な (bubunteki na) — existing in part
  • Kazakh: ішінара (ışınara) — existing in part
  • Kazakh: жарым-жартылай (jarym-jartylai) — existing in part
  • Korean: 부분적(部分的)인 (bubunjeogin) — existing in part
  • Korean: 일부의 (ilbu-ui) — existing in part
  • Kyrgyz: жарым-жартылай (jarım-jartılay) — existing in part
  • Latvian: daļējs — existing in part
  • Lithuanian: dalinis — existing in part
  • Luxembourgish: partiell — existing in part
  • Luxembourgish: deelweis — existing in part
  • Macedonian: делумен (delumen) — existing in part
  • Malay: separa — existing in part
  • Manx: paartagh — existing in part
  • Manx: ayns ayrn — existing in part
  • Manx: paartnagh — existing in part
  • Norwegian Bokmål: delvis — existing in part
  • Norwegian Bokmål: partiell — existing in part
  • Norwegian Bokmål: del- — existing in part
  • Occitan: parcial — existing in part
  • Persian: جزئی (joz'i) — existing in part
  • Polish: częściowy — existing in part
  • Portuguese: parcial — existing in part
  • Romanian: parțial — existing in part
  • Russian: части́чный (častíčnyj) — existing in part
  • Serbo-Croatian: де̏ломичан — existing in part
  • Serbo-Croatian: дје̏ломичан — existing in part
  • Serbo-Croatian: dȅlomičan — existing in part
  • Serbo-Croatian: djȅlomičan — existing in part
  • Slovak: čiastočný — existing in part
  • Slovak: čiastkový — existing in part
  • Slovene: delen — existing in part
  • Spanish: parcial — existing in part
  • Swedish: partiell — existing in part
  • Swedish: delvis — existing in part
  • Tajik: ҷузъӣ (juz'i) — existing in part
  • Tajik: қисман (qisman) — existing in part
  • Tamil: பகுதியளவு (pakutiyaḷavu) — existing in part
  • Tamil: பகுதி (pakuti) — existing in part
  • Tamil: அரைகுறை (araikuṟai) — existing in part
  • Telugu: అసంపూర్ణ (asampūrṇa) — existing in part
  • Thai: บางส่วน — existing in part
  • Turkish: kısmi — existing in part
  • Ukrainian: частко́вий (častkóvyj) — existing in part
  • Urdu: جُزْوِی (juzvī) — existing in part
  • Urdu: اَدُھورا (adhūrā) — existing in part
  • Uyghur: قىسمەن (qismen) — existing in part
  • Uzbek: qisman — existing in part
  • Vietnamese: một phần — existing in part
  • Vietnamese: bán phần — existing in part
  • Armenian: կողմնակալ (koġmnakal) — biased
  • Belarusian: прадузя́ты (praduzjáty) — biased
  • Belarusian: упярэ́джаны (upjarédžany) — biased
  • Belarusian: старо́нны (starónny) — biased
  • Belarusian: небесстаро́нні (njebjesstarónni) — biased
  • Bulgarian: пристра́стен (pristrásten) — biased
  • Bulgarian: предубеде́н (predubedén) — biased
  • Catalan: parcial — biased
  • Czech: zaujatý — biased
  • Danish: partisk — biased
  • Dutch: partijdig — biased
  • Finnish: puolueellinen — biased
  • French: partial — biased
  • German: parteiisch — biased
  • German: voreingenommen — biased
  • Hindi: पक्षपातपूर्ण (pakṣapātpūrṇ) — biased
  • Hindi: पक्षपाती (pakṣapātī) — biased
  • Hungarian: elfogult — biased
  • Hungarian: részrehajló — biased
  • Irish: leataobhach — biased
  • Irish: fabhrach — biased
  • Japanese: 一方的な (ippōteki na) — biased
  • Japanese: 不公平な (fukōhei na) — biased
  • Japanese: 偏った (katayotta) — biased
  • Luxembourgish: parteiesch — biased
  • Manx: baiagh — biased
  • Manx: neuchorrymagh — biased
  • Manx: neuchiart — biased
  • Manx: anleighagh — biased
  • Manx: anvriwnyssagh — biased
  • Manx: çheuagh — biased
  • Manx: cleaynit — biased
  • Manx: lieragh — biased
  • Polish: stronniczy — biased
  • Polish: tendencyjny — biased
  • Polish: uprzedzony — biased
  • Portuguese: parcial — biased
  • Romanian: părtinitor — biased
  • Romanian: parțial — biased
  • Romanian: neobiectiv — biased
  • Russian: предвзя́тый (predvzjátyj) — biased
  • Russian: тенденцио́зный (tɛndɛncióznyj) — biased
  • Russian: небеспристра́стный (nebespristrástnyj) — biased
  • Slovak: zaujatý — biased
  • Slovene: pristrasan — biased
  • Spanish: parcial — biased
  • Spanish: tendencioso — biased
  • Swedish: partisk — biased
  • Tamil: சார்பு (cārpu) — biased
  • Tamil: பாரபட்சம் (pārapaṭcam) — biased
  • Ukrainian: упере́джений (uperédženyj) — biased
  • Ukrainian: небезсторо́нній (nebezstorónnij) — biased
  • Vietnamese: thiên vị — biased
  • Yiddish: צדדימדיק (tsdodimdik) — biased
  • Yiddish: פּניותדיק (pniesdik) — biased
  • Yiddish: פּאַרטיייִש (parteyish) — biased
  • Yiddish: אײַנזײַטיק (aynzaytik) — biased
  • Bulgarian: неравноду́шен (neravnodúšen) — having a predilection for something
  • French: attiré — having a predilection for something
  • Hungarian: gyengéje — having a predilection for something
  • Hungarian: rajong — having a predilection for something
  • Hungarian: odavan — having a predilection for something
  • Hungarian: kedvel — having a predilection for something
  • Russian: неравноду́шный (neravnodúšnyj) — having a predilection for something
  • Spanish: que le gusta — having a predilection for something
  • Spanish: que tiene debilidad por — having a predilection for something
  • Tamil: பாரபட்சம் (pārapaṭcam) — having a predilection for something
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