The meaning of PARTIAL is of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total. How to use partial in a sentence.

Definition of partial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

partial adjective (UNFAIR) influenced by the fact that you personally prefer or approve of something, so that you do not judge fairly:

Of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete: The plan calls for partial deployment of missiles. The police have only a partial description of the suspect.

Partial definition: Of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete.

You use partial to refer to something that is true or exists to some extent, but is not complete or total.

Partial definition: being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: a partial payment of a debt.. See examples of PARTIAL used in a sentence.

especially fond of: is partial to vanilla ice cream. par•ti•al•i•ty /pɑrʃiˈælɪti/ n. [uncountable] showed partiality in hiring his friend's son for the position.

If you describe something as partial, you're usually saying it's just part of the whole, or incomplete. Say someone asks how you started your band and you say, "I bought a guitar." That would be …

partial, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary