bipartite

bi·par·tite

adjective \(ˌ)bī-ˈpär-ˌtīt\

Definition of BIPARTITE

1

a : being in two parts

b : having a correspondent part for each of two parties

c : shared by two

2

: divided into two parts almost to the base <a bipartite leaf>

— bi·par·tite·ly adverb

— bi·par·ti·tion \ˌbī-(ˌ)pär-ˈti-shən\ noun

Origin of BIPARTITE

Latin bipartitus, past participle of bipartire to divide in two, from bi- + partire to divide, from part-, pars part

First Known Use: 1574

Related to BIPARTITE

Synonyms

binary, double, double-barreled, double-edged, dual, duplex, twin, twofold

Antonyms

single

Related Words

mated, paired

Near Antonyms

unpaired

Rhymes with BIPARTITE

acolyte, aconite, aerolite, Ammonite, Amorite, amosite, anchorite, andesite, anthracite, antiwhite, apartheid, appetite, arsenite, azurite, Bakelite, bedlamite, Benthamite, biotite, black-and-white, blatherskite, bleacherite, bring to light, Brooklynite, bryophyte, calamite, Canaanite, candlelight, Carmelite, Castroite, catamite, cellulite, cenobite, chalcocite, chestnut blight, Chinese white, columbite, coprolite, copyright, cryolite, crystallite, disinvite, disunite, divine right, dolerite, dolomite, dynamite, ebonite, epiphyte, eremite, erudite, expedite, extradite, featherlight, fight-or-flight, fly-by-night, gelignite, geophyte, gesundheit, gigabyte, Gilsonite, Hashemite, hematite, hemocyte, hessonite, Hitlerite, Houstonite, hug-me-tight, Hutterite, hyalite, Ibsenite, impolite, inner light, Ishmaelite, Isle of Wight, Israelite, Jacobite, Jerseyite, Josephite, kilobyte, kimberlite, laborite, lazulite, leading light, Leavisite, Leninite, leukocyte, lily-white, localite, lymphocyte, macrophyte, magnetite, malachite, manganite, Marcionite, Masonite, megabyte, Mennonite, Minorite, Moabite, Mr. Right, muscovite, Muscovite, Nazirite, neophyte, oocyte, open sight, out-of-sight, overbite, overflight, overnight, oversight, overwrite, parasite, patent right, perovskite, phagocyte, pilot light, plebiscite, proselyte, Puseyite, pyrrhotite, recondite, reunite, rhyolite, running light, Saint Paulite, saprolite, satellite, Scottish rite, second sight, see the light, self-ignite, serve one right, shergottite, socialite, sodalite, sodomite, spider mite, Stagirite, Sydneyite, taconite, tanzanite, terabyte, time-of-flight, traffic light, transfinite, transvestite, tripartite, troglodyte, Trotskyite, Ulsterite, ultralight, underwrite, urbanite, vigil light, Wahhabite, water right, water sprite, watertight, Wycliffite, xerophyte, yesternight, zoophyte

bi·par·tite

adjective \(ˈ)bī-ˈpär-ˌtīt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of BIPARTITE

: divided into two parts