partial

1. 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

   Synonymspartial derivative

   Broaderderived function
2. 2.

   a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

   Synonymsovertonepartial tone

   Broaderharmonic

Other forms of partial

plural

partials·

comparative

partialer·

superlative

partialest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about partial

What does partial mean?

partial means "being or affecting only a part; not total". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in partial?

partial has 2 syllables: par-tial. The stress falls on "par". In IPA it is /ˈpɑɹʃəl/.

What is another word for partial?

Close synonyms include fond, partial derivative, overtone, partial tone. 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.

What is the opposite of partial?

The recorded antonyms are impartial.

Is partial a common word?

partial is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with partial?

1 word rhymes with partial. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.