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UK
/pˈɑːʃəl/
]
[ US /ˈpɑɹʃəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɑɹʃəɫ/ ]
NOUN
- 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
- a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
ADJECTIVE
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(followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for
fond of chocolate
partial to horror movies - showing favoritism
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being or affecting only a part; not total
a partial monopoly
partial collapse
a partial eclipse
partial immunity
a partial description of the suspect
How To Use partial In A Sentence
- Moreover, she is being asked to do this while remaining scrupulously impartial and keeping the viewer entertained with talk of trade deals, tariffs and employment figures. Times, Sunday Times
- If you're partial to poultry, the Nostos Special is a good bet at $7.95 for a grilled half chicken and $14.95 for a whole one.
- A partially blind, poor, black man with little or no book learning outside of the Bible heard a call.
- Regulate partial existing long distance line.
- Patients received a conditioning regimen that consisted of total body irradiation (1375 cGy in 11 fractions) with partial lung shielding, thiotepa (10 mg/kg), cyclophosphamide (120 mg/kg), and rabbit antithymocyte globulin (1.5 mg/kg). EurekAlert! - Breaking News
- However, the emphasis on structural constraints and formal controls provides only a partial view.
- A thin sheet of tissue with 1 or more holes in it called the hymen partially covers the opening of the vagina.
- Thus, local oxygen partial pressure at the alveolar level is much higher than in other vital organs such as heart, liver, and brain.
- The training sets are both larger and partially disjoint from the testing collections. Boing Boing: November 24, 2002 - November 30, 2002 Archives
- The partial credit manager's month loan completes the volume even to shrink about 90 %.