bipartite

[ bahy-pahr-tahyt ]

/ baɪˈpɑr taɪt /

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adjective

divided into or consisting of two parts.

Law. being in two corresponding parts: a bipartite contract.

shared by two; joint: a bipartite pact; bipartite rule.

Botany. divided into two parts nearly to the base, as a leaf.

Nearby words

biparental, biparietal, biparietal diameter, biparous, bipartisan, bipartite, biparty, bipectinate, biped, bipedal, bipedalism

Origin of bipartite

1500–10; < Latin bipartītus divided into two parts, bisected (past participle of bipartīre). See bi-¹, part, -ite²

Related forms

bi·par·tite·ly, adverbbi·par·ti·tion

[bahy-pahr-tish-uh n] /ˌbaɪ pɑrˈtɪʃ ən/, noun

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Examples from the Web for bipartite

Most of these stanzas admit of being looked upon as tripartite on account of the bipartite structure of the frons.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
The greater mass of the bipartite muscle probably makes possible a stronger extension of the tarsometatarsus.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup
Bipartite, bi′part-īt, or bī-prt′īt, adj. divided into two like parts.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
The style, which varies much in length, is simple, with an undivided or bilobed or bipartite stigma.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

This important class of bipartite unequal-membered anisometrical stanzas was very much in vogue in the Middle English period.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper

British Dictionary definitions for bipartite

bipartite

/ (baɪˈpɑːtaɪt) /

adjective

consisting of or having two parts

affecting or made by two parties; bilaterala bipartite agreement

botany (esp of some leaves) divided into two parts almost to the base

Derived Forms

bipartitely, adverbbipartition (ˌbaɪpɑːˈtɪʃən), noun

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