dimidiate
1 of 2transitive verb
di·mid·i·ate
də̇ˈmidēˌāt
-ed/-ing/-s
1
archaic : to halve or reduce to the half
2
heraldry : to represent the half of : cut in two : halve
dimidiate
2 of 2adjective
di·mid·i·ate
-ēə̇t
1
: divided into two equal parts : halved
2
biology : consisting of only one half of the normal : seeming to lack one half or to have one part smaller than the other
dimidiate elytra that cover only half the abdomen are common among certain families of beetles
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Latin dimidiatus, past participle of dimidiare, from di- (from dis- apart) + -midiare (from medius mid)
Adjective
Latin dimidiatus, past participle of dimidiare