Bipartite

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bipartite \Bip"ar*tite\, a. [L. bipartitus, p. p. of bipartire;
     bis twice + partire. See {Partite}.]
     1. Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a
        legal contract or writing, one for each party; shared by
        two; as, a bipartite treaty.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Divided into two parts almost to the base, as a leaf;
        consisting of two parts or subdivisions. --Gray.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bipartite
       adj 1: divided into two portions almost to the base
       2: involving two parties or elements; "a bipartite document";
          "a two-way treaty" [syn: {two-party}, {two-way}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "bipartite":
     apart, asunder, biaxial, bicameral, bicuspid, bifid, biform,
     bifurcated, bilateral, binocular, binomial, binominal, bipartisan,
     biped, bipetalous, bipinnate, bisexual, bivalent, dichotomous,
     discontinuous, discrete, distinct, divergent, double, duadic, dual,
     dualistic, duplex, duplicated, dyadic, identical, in two,
     incoherent, insular, matched, noncohesive, partitioned, separate,
     twain, twin, twinned, two, two-sided, unassociated, unattached,
     unattended, unconnected, unibivalent, unjoined
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  BIPARTITE. Of two parts. This term is used in conveyancing as, this 
  indenture bipartite, between A, of the one part, and B, of the other part. 
  But when there are only two parties, it is not necessary to use this word.