English to English
partial
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adjective (a)
- Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (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(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- being or affecting only a part; not total(adj.all)Example:
A partial description of the suspect.
Partial collapse.
A partial eclipse.
A partial monopoly.
Partial immunity.
source: wordnet30 - (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for(adj.all)Example:
Partial to horror movies.
source: wordnet30