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.

Words nearby bipartite

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

OTHER WORDS FROM bipartite

bi·par·tite·ly, adverbbi·par·ti·tion

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

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Example sentences 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 of bipartite

bipartitely, adverbbipartition (ˌbaɪpɑːˈtɪʃən), noun

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Medical definitions for bipartite

bipartite

[ bī-pär′tīt′ ]

adj.

Consisting of two parts or divisions.

bipartite

adjective

Words related to bipartite

Words nearby bipartite

Origin of bipartite

OTHER WORDS FROM bipartite

Example sentences from the Web for bipartite

British Dictionary definitions for bipartite

adjective

Derived forms of bipartite

Medical definitions for bipartite

adj.