having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation
Also: semilog
Word origin
[1915–20; semi- + logarithmic]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: collage, decoder, neorealism, stockpile, takeoutsemi- is a combining form borrowed from Latin, meaning “half,” freely prefixed to Englishwords of any origin, now sometimes with the senses “partially,” “incompletely,” “somewhat”.Other words that use the affix semi- include: semiautomatic, semidetached, semimonthly, semisophisticated
Examples of 'semilogarithmic' in a sentence
semilogarithmic
Conversion and semilogarithmic kinetic plots as a function of time were related to the different catalysts and reaction conditions.
Maria Beatriz Alves Afonso, Lucas Gomes Gonçalves, Talita Teixeira Silva, José LuizSilva Sá, Nouga Cardoso Batista, Beatriz Eleutério Goi, Valdemiro Pereira CarvalhoJúnior 2018, 'Synthesis of poly(ethyl methacrylate-co-methyl methacrylate) obtained via ATRP usingruthenium benzylidene complexes', Polímeroshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282018000300220&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hydraulic performance of the rectangular airlift pump investigated was then described by a set of semilogarithmic empirical equations.
I. I. Esen 2010, 'Experimental Investigation of a Rectangular Airlift Pump', Advances in Civil Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/789547. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)