bipartite

1. 1.

   divided into two portions almost to the base

   Similarcompound
2. 2.

   involving two parts or elements

   “a bipartite document”

   “a two-way treaty”

   Synonymstwo-parttwo-way

   Similarmultilateral

Questions about bipartite

What does bipartite mean?

bipartite means "divided into two portions almost to the base". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bipartite?

bipartite has 3 syllables: bi-par-tite. The stress falls on "bi".

What is another word for bipartite?

Close synonyms include two-part, two-way. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bipartite a common word?

bipartite is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.