a. [ F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen. partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See Part, n. ]
Ye have been partial in the law. Mal. ii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
Not partial to an ostentatious display. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Partial differentials,
Partial differential coefficients,
Partial differentiation
Partial fractions (Alg.),
Partial tones (Music),
n. Partiality;
n.
n. [ Cf. F. partialité. ]
v. t. & i. To make or be partial. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
n. [ From Partible. ] The quality or state of being partible; divisibility; separability;
a. [ L. partibilis, fr. partire to part, divide, fr. L. pars: cf. F. partible. See Part. ] Admitting of being parted; divisible; separable; susceptible of severance or partition;
a. Capable of being participated or shared. [ R. ] Norris. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A participator; a partaker. [ 1913 Webster ]
Participants in their . . . mysterious rites. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]