Chapter Parter to Parting of P by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond. "A partial parent." Pope.

Not partial to an ostentatious display.

Sir W. Scott.

4. (Bot.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by a partial petiole.

Partial differentials, Partial differential coefficients, Partial differentiation, etc. (of a function of two or more variables), the differentials, differential coefficients, differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis that some of the variables are for the time constant. — Partial fractions (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a given fraction. — Partial tones (Music), the simple tones which in combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or harmonics, which, blending with a fundamental tone, cause its special quality of sound, or timbre, or tone color. See, also, Tone.

Partialism
(Par"tial*ism) n. Partiality; specifically (Theol.), the doctrine of the Partialists.

Partialist
(Par"tial*ist) n.

1. One who is partial. [R.]

2. (Theol.) One who holds that the atonement was made only for a part of mankind, that is, for the elect.

Partiality
(Par`ti*al"i*ty) n. [Cf. F. partialité.]

1. The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of mind.

2. A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting. Roget.

Partialize
(Par"tial*ize) v. t. & i. To make or be partial. [R.]

Partially
(Par"tial*ly) adv.

1. In part; not totally; as, partially true; the sun partially eclipsed. Sir T. Browne.

2. In a partial manner; with undue bias of mind; with unjust favor or dislike; as, to judge partially. Shak.

Partibility
(Part`i*bil"i*ty) n. [From Partible.] The quality or state of being partible; divisibility; separability; as, the partibility of an inherttance.

Partible
(Part"i*ble) 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; as, an estate of inheritance may be partible. "Make the molds partible." Bacon.

Participable
(Par*tic"i*pa*ble) a. Capable of being participated or shared. [R.] Norris.

Participant
(Par*tic"i*pant) a. [L. participans, p. pr. of participare: cf. F. participant. See Participate.] Sharing; participating; having a share of part. Bacon.

Participant
(Par*tic"i*pant), n. A participator; a partaker.

Participants in their . . . mysterious rites.

Bp. Warburton.

Participantly
(Par*tic"i*pant*ly), adv. In a participant manner.