From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
partial \par"tial\ (p[aum]r"shal), adjective [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen. partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See {Part}, noun]
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; biased; not indifferent; as, a judge should not be partial.
Ye have been partial in the law. --Mal. ii. 9.
3. Having a predilection 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) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
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)}]
noun
1: 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 [syn: {partial derivative}]
2: a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency [syn: {overtone}, {partial tone}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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