be partial

Definition von be partial im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
partial: Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute
The referee is blatantly partial!.
partial: Existing as a part or portion; incomplete
So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.
partial: dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
partial: A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables
partial: Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates
It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.
partial: An overtone or harmonic
partial: {a} inclined to favor, unjest, imperfect
partial: In a Roland synthesizer, refers to one of the building blocks Think of it as an oscillator with an independent filter, amplifier, etc
partial: when the patient has a few teeth (partially edentulous)
partial: (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies"
partial: One of the sine-wave components (the fundamental, an overtone, or a tone at some other frequency) of a complex tone; see overtone
partial: Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent; as, a judge should not be partial
partial: part-score
partial: {s} fractional, fragmentary, incomplete; biased, prejudiced
partial: A trade which fulfils part of an order
partial: A simulated Entalin personality See Ghost
partial: also overtones or harmonic; frequencies produced in a sound above the fundimental
partial: 1) In acoustical instruments, a term with the same meaning as overtone 2) In synthesizers literally "part of a sound patch;" circuitry in the synthesizer that generates and/or modifies elements of the sound to give timbre to the particular tone 3) The sound element generated by #2
partial: In general, a harmonic
partial: Any part of the payment stream that is less than the full amount due under the terms of the mortgage note A partial purchase is the purchase of this portion of the payment streams
partial: showing favoritism
partial: You use partial to refer to something that is not complete or whole. a partial ban on the use of cars in the city. partial blindness
partial: Acoustics
partial: 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: An identifiable frequency in the sound of a bell, arising from a mode of vibration of the bell
partial: being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"
partial: Either the fundamental or an overtone in the harmonic series
partial: A psi genetics term for a person who was born with low-level psi abilities, and a few instincts to use them Partials are the most common born-psis, and they have the least problems with development of all the born-psis
partial: (1) A single frequency, sinewave component of any sound all sounds are composed of a number of partials There are two classes of partials See also Harmonic and Inharmonic (2) Used confusingly by Roland to refer to a basic sound generator in a number of its "LA Synthesis" products, beginning with their MT32
partial: Used in the context of general equities Trade whose size is only part of the total customer indication/order, usually done to avoid a compromise in price and also to get the customer started versus losing his total, larger, inquiry/order to a competitor
partial: a sine wave component of a complex sound
partial: Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond
partial: Someone who is partial supports a particular person or thing, for example in a competition or dispute, instead of being completely fair. I might be accused of being partial = biased impartial + partiality par·tial·ity She is criticized by some others for her one-sidedness and partiality. = bias impartiality
partial: If you are partial to something, you like it. He's partial to sporty women with blue eyes + partiality par·tial·ity He has a great partiality for chocolate biscuits. = fondness
partial: One of the sine-wave components (the fundamental, an overtone, or a tone at some other frequency) of a complex tone See overtone
partial: removable denture replacing some of the teeth
partial: Any part of a payment stream that is less than the full amount due
partial: Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon
partial: Refers to one of the frequencies constituting a bell's ring The five lowest partials in the tuned carillon bell are the most important
partial: 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: A set number of chapters (typically 3) requested by the publisher to evaluate a proposal
partial: a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency