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bipartite
[ bahy-pahr-tahyt ]
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.
bipartite
/ baɪˈpɑːtaɪt; ˌbaɪpɑːˈtɪʃən /
adjective
- consisting of or having two parts
- affecting or made by two parties; bilateral
a bipartite agreement
- botany (esp of some leaves) divided into two parts almost to the base
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Derived Forms
- bipartition, noun
- biˈpartitely, adverb
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Other Words From
- bi·partite·ly adverb
- bi·par·ti·tion [bahy-pahr-, tish, -, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bipartite1
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Example Sentences
A red or a bipartite Umbrella or Parasol is the invariable sign of the umbrella-maker.
In geometry, a bipartite curve consists of two distinct branches (see Parabola, figs. 3, 5).
The style, which varies much in length, is simple, with an undivided or bilobed or bipartite stigma.
The species with distinctly bipartite and radiated fronds are Ad.
Bipartite, bi′part-īt, or bī-prt′īt, adj. divided into two like parts.
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