1. plural of partial; incomplete or unfinished things
Usage: often used in academic or technical contexts
2. harmonic frequencies that are multiples of a fundamental frequency
Usage: music theory; acoustics

Examples

• The professor allowed students to retake their partials before the final exam.
• She had several partials to complete before graduation.
• The musician studied how partials create the timbre of different instruments.
• Sound engineers analyze partials to understand audio quality.
• His partials in chemistry needed to be finished by Friday.
• The acoustic analysis revealed strong partials at specific frequencies.