bipartite
- adjective
- /ˈbaɪˌpɑrˌtaɪt/
- Specialized
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- The surgeon explained that the bipartite anatomy of the organ would require careful examination.
Examples
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Each plot verifies the assessment of the structure/ornament St-Eustache; by the same token, the bipartite building affirms the validity of the plot, as the descriptive terms that embellish it serve to sustain the historical story in which the building is a passing moment.
Academic text (1998) -
The plant has bipartite leaves that are distinctly divided into two sections.
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So this is a complete bipartite graph with two equal sized parts.
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And it's much more reasonable that this is the limit of the sequence of complete bipartite graphs with equal parts.
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And, of course, twentieth-century architecture is also largely conceived according to this bipartite model.
Academic text (1998) -
The bipartite element atop the head, somewhat too small for a coiffure, recalls the cap of woven and knotted cotton that is worn by important people.
Academic text (1990) -
In my biology class, we studied the bipartite structure of certain flowers that display two separate parts.
Synonyms
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Divided into two parts along a natural line like a chin or the roof of the mouth
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Split into two separate parts
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Dividing into two or more branches, like a road that splits
Split into two parts or branches, like a river
A part that is split into two, often at the tip, as in a leaf or tongue
Having two rounded parts separated by a deep notch
A leaf or plant part with two separate lobes like a ginkgo leaf
Having two rounded parts that stick out like two small bumps
A leaf or flower with two rounded parts
Having two chambers separated by a thin wall
Having two chambers or cells, often in plants and animals
Having two capsules, often in a plant or organ
A limb or body part that has two separate branches
A leaf or petal with edges cut almost to the base making separate parts
Relating to dividing something into two equal parts
Leaves or parts that grow together in pairs on a stem
Two similar parts joined as a pair, for example two towns
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bipartite comes from bi- 'two' and part 'part', so it literally means 'two parts'. A bipartite leaf or body part is split into two main pieces almost down to the base.