a. [ Gr. &unr_; even, fr. &unr_; exactly. ] (Chem.) Even; not odd; -- said of elementary substances and of radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a remainder. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. of or pertaining to
n.;
v. t.
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not martial; unwarlike. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. im- not + partial: cf. F. impartial. ] Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Jove is impartial, and to both the same. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
A comprehensive and impartial view. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who is impartial. [ R. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. impartialité. ] The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness;
Impartiality strips the mind of prejudice and passion. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. In an impartial manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Impartiality. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F., fr. L. martialis of or belonging to Mars, the god of war. Cf. March the month. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set,
Each other's poise and counterbalance are. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Martial flowers (Med.),
Martial law,
n. The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A warrior. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
adv. In a martial manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being martial. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. a. [ L. Martius. ] Of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war, or to the planet bearing his name; martial. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
prop. n. An inhabitant of the planet Mars; -- fictional or hypothetical. Du Maurier. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
☞ In science fiction, it has often been postulated that there are intelligent creatures living on Mars, but no strong evidence of any form of life on Mars has been observed up to the end of 1998.
a. [ F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen. partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See Part, n. ]
Ye have been partial in the law. Mal. ii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
Not partial to an ostentatious display. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Partial differentials,
Partial differential coefficients,
Partial differentiation
Partial fractions (Alg.),
Partial tones (Music),
n. Partiality;
n.
n. [ Cf. F. partialité. ]
v. t. & i. To make or be partial. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
n. That partiality to himself by which a man overrates his own worth when compared with others. Kames. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Impartial. [ Obs. ] Bp. Sanderson. --