Webster's Dictionary 1913

3133

Semidiaphanous

Sem′i‐di‐aph″a‐nous (?), a. Half or imperfectly transparent; translucent. Woodward.

3134

Semidiatessaron

Sem′i‐di′a‐tes″sa‐ron (?), n.(Mus.) An imperfect or diminished fourth.

3135

Semiditone

Sem′i‐di″tone′ (?), n. [Pref. semi- + ditone: cf. It. semiditono. Cf. Hemiditone.] (Gr. Mus.) A lesser third, having its terms as 6 to 5; a hemiditone.

3136

Semidiurnal

Sem′i‐di‐ur″nal (?), a. 1. Pertaining to, or accomplished in, half a day, or twelve hours; occurring twice every day.2. Pertaining to, or traversed in, six hours, or in half the...

3137

Semidome

Sem″i‐dome′ (?), n.(Arch.) A roof or ceiling covering a semicircular room or recess, or one of nearly that shape, as the apse of a church, a niche, or the like. It is approximat...

3138

Semidouble

Sem″i‐dou′ble (?), n.(Eccl.) An office or feast celebrated with less solemnity than the double ones. See Double, n., 8.

3139

Semidouble (2)

Sem′i‐dou″ble, a.(Bot.) Having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the inner ones remain perfect; — said of a flower.

3140

Semifable

Sem″i‐fa′ble (?), n. That which is part fable and part truth; a mixture of truth and fable. De Quincey.

3141

Semiflexed

Sem″i‐flexed′ (?), a. Half bent.

3142

Semifloret

Sem″i‐flo′ret (?), n.(Bot.) See Semifloscule.

3143

Semifloscular

Sem′i‐flos″cu‐lar (?), a. Semiflosculous.

3144

Semifloscule

Sem″i‐flos′cule (?), n.(Bot.) A floscule, or florest, with its corolla prolonged into a strap-shaped petal; — called also semifloret.

3145

Semiflosculous

Sem′i‐flos″cu‐lous (?), a.(Bot.) Having all the florets ligulate, as in the dandelion.

3146

Semifluid

Sem′i‐flu″id (?), a. Imperfectly fluid. — n. A semifluid substance.

3147

Semiform

Sem″i‐form′ (?), n. A half form; an imperfect form.

3148

Semiformed

Sem″i‐formed′ (?), a. Half formed; imperfectly formed; as, semiformed crystals.

3149

Semiglutin

Sem′i‐glu″tin (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) A peptonelike body, insoluble in alcohol, formed by boiling collagen or gelatin for a long time in water. Hemicollin, a like body, is also ...

3150

Semihistorical

Sem′i‐his‐tor″i‐cal (?), a. Half or party historical. Sir G. C. Lewis.

3151

Semihoral

Sem′i‐ho″ral (?), a. Half-hourly.

3152

Semiindurated

Sem′i‐in″du‐ra′ted (?), a. Imperfectly indurated or hardened.

3153

Semilapidified

Sem′i‐la‐pid″i‐fied (?), a. Imperfectly changed into stone. Kirwan.

3154

Semilens

Sem″i‐lens′ (?), n.(Opt.) The half of a lens divided along a plane passing through its axis.

3155

Semilenticular

Sem′i‐len‐tic″u‐lar (?), a. Half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens. Kirwan.

3156

Semiligneous

Sem′i‐lig″ne‐ous (?), a. Half or partially ligneous, as a stem partly woody and partly herbaceous.

3157

Semiliquid

Sem′i‐liq″uid (?), a. Half liquid; semifluid.

3158

Semiliquidity

Sem′i‐li‐quid″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being semiliquid; partial liquidity.

3159

Semilogical

Sem′i‐log″ic‐al (?), a. Half logical; partly logical; said of fallacies. Whately.