partial: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with P · ends with L
Meaning of partial
adj
Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
Example: So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.
Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.
Example: It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.
Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
Example: The referee is blatantly partial!
Having a predilection for something.
Source: Wiktionary — partial.
noun
A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
An incomplete fingerprint
Listed forms: partials.
Source: Wiktionary — partial.
verb
- transitive
To take the partial regression coefficient.
Listed forms: partials, partialling, partialled.
Source: Wiktionary — partial.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for partial.
adjective
constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
adjective
(followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) having a strong preference or liking for
noun
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
- partial derivative
noun
a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
- overtone
- partial tone
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of partial
P(3) + A(1) + R(1) + T(1) + I(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of partial
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from partial
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