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.

PARTIAL meaning: 1. not complete: 2. influenced by the fact that you personally prefer or approve of something, so…. Learn more.

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.

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.

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

5 days ago · partial (comparative more partial, superlative most partial) Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.

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

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 …

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.

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