BIPARTITE Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

bipartite

adjective

(ˌ)bī-ˈpär-ˌtīt

Definition of bipartite

as in dual

consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined separated the bipartite rock

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Recent Examples of bipartite This was the left knee that Ohtani had surgery on in 2019 to address a bipartite patella that he was born with. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 June 2026 Though Ohtani underwent surgery on the same knee in 2019, that was to address bipartite patella, on the other side of the knee. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 While some factories engage in bipartite discussions, many lack proper mechanisms for collective bargaining. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025 But please understand, costume and character design are a bipartite instrument. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 The procedure was on his bipartite patella, or a two-part kneecap that didn’t fuse together at birth. — Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024 Specifically, your growing child might encounter a condition called bipartite patella. — wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 July 2024 What the Jewish People needed, Isaac thought, was bipartite leadership. — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Nov. 2021

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The pledge raises some questions about what kind of voting rights the shares would have; SpaceX is a dual-class stock and Musk enjoys supermajority control of the company.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Braking is handled by dual-piston hydraulic calipers clamping down on large rotors for the promise of serious stopping power even in wet weather.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of dual

Adjective

Separately, Cboe also received SEC approval Tuesday to offer binary options tied to company-specific key performance indicators (KPIs).

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Engineers could represent the two configurations as binary digits, or zeros and ones.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of binary

Adjective

Twin Pines was founded by twin brothers Clint Kisker (a Legendary Entertainment alum) and Sean Kisker (a former HBO Max exec) alongside Jason Kander, a former Secretary of State for Missouri.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
For me, the name Peck not only encompassed the conflicts in the book (between twin brothers, capitalism and social good, originality and conformity) but also captured the constant ephemeral battle of proving how and why art matters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

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