adj · noun · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈpɑɹʃəl/
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɑːʃəl/
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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
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
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