Archaeologists recovered only a partial skeleton of the ancient mammal, leaving many questions about its size and posture.
考古学家仅发掘出这种古代哺乳动物的部分骨骼，这留下了许多关于其体型和姿态的疑问。
A separate research team led by Hana Yamada found that increased snowfall at the glacier's highest elevations, linked to a regional shift in storm patterns, is adding mass at the top of the glacier fast enough to partially offset the melting occurring lower down, though not eliminate it.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Wildlife biologist Kelsey Munro's recent survey of the same Everglades region found that mammal populations have partially recovered in areas where a targeted python-removal program has been active for several years, suggesting active management may offset some of the damage Reyes describes.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “partial”?
A — Not complete or total. “partial” means not complete or total.
Which word means “not complete or total”?
C — partial. “partial” means not complete or total.
partial — not complete or total. In Chinese: 部分的.
partial is pronounced /'pɑːrʃ(ə)l/.
Archaeologists recovered only a partial skeleton of the ancient mammal, leaving many questions about its size and posture. (考古学家仅发掘出这种古代哺乳动物的部分骨骼，这留下了许多关于其体型和姿态的疑问。)
incomplete, fragmentary, limited — all close in meaning to partial (not complete or total).
complete, total — each the opposite of partial (not complete or total).
Yes. partial is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
part(part) + ial(adjective suffix)