semi- /sem-i- or (N American) -ī-/

1. Denoting: half
2. (loosely) nearly, partly, incompletely
3. Occurring twice in a stated period, as in semi-annual

semˈiangle noun

A half-angle

semi-annˈual adjective (chiefly N American)

Half-yearly

semi-annˈually adverb

semi-annˈular adjective

Half-ring shaped

semi-aquaˈtic adjective

(esp of plants) living near or in water

semi-Āˈrian noun and adjective

Homoiousian

semi-Āˈrianism noun

semi-aˈrid adjective

semi-attachedˈ adjective

Partially bound

semi-automatˈic adjective

1. Partly automatic
2. (of a firearm) continuously reloading itself, but only firing one bullet at a time

A semi-automatic firearm

semi-automatˈically adverb

semˈi-axis noun

A half-axis

semi-bāˈjan noun (old)

A second-year student at a Scottish university

semi-barbāˈrian noun and adjective

semi-barˈbarism noun

semiboldˈ noun (printing)

1. A typeface between medium and bold
2. Matter printed in this

(of type) printed in semibold

semˈibrēve noun (music)

Half a breve (2 minims or 4 crotchets)

semˈibull noun

A pope's bull issued between election and coronation

semicarˈbazide noun

A base (H₂NCONHNH₂) reacting with aldehydes and ketones to form semicarˈbazones

semi-centennˈial adjective

Occurring at the completion of fifty years

A jubilee

semichōrˈus noun

1. Half, or part of, a chorus
2. A passage sung by it

semˈicircle noun

Half a circle, bounded by the diameter and half the circumference

semˈicircled adjective

semicirˈcular adjective

(semicircular canals three curved tubes of the inner ear concerned with balance or equilibrium, with each canal registering movement on a different plane)

semicirˈcularly adverb

semˈicirque noun (poetic)

1. A semicircular hollow
2. A semicircle

semˈicolon (or /-kōˈlon/) noun

The punctuation mark (;) marking a division greater than the comma

semicōˈma noun

An unconscious state approaching coma

semicoˈmatose adjective

semiconductˈing adjective

semiconductivˈity noun

semˈiconductor noun

An element or compound having a resistivity between that of a conductor and an insulator, being either intrinsic, where thermal energy causes charges to cross the forbidden energy gap, or extrinsic, where small amounts of donor and acceptor impurities have been added to facilitate the transition

semiconˈscious adjective

semicrysˈtalline or semicrystallˈic adjective

Having, or being, a partly crystalline structure

semˈicylˈinder noun

A longitudinal half-cylinder

semicylinˈdrical adjective

semˈidemˈisemˈiquaver noun (music)

Half a demisemiquaver

semidepōˈnent adjective (grammar)

Passive in form in the perfect tenses only

A semideponent verb

semi-detachedˈ adjective

1. Partly separated
2. Joined by a party wall to one other house only
3. Associated with, but not wholeheartedly committed to, a particular group, political doctrine, etc

A semi-detached house

semi-diamˈeter noun

Half the diameter, esp the angular diameter

semˈi-dīˈtone noun (music)

A minor third

semi-diurˈnal adjective

1. Accomplished in twelve hours
2. Relating to half the time or half the arc traversed between rising and setting

semi-divineˈ adjective

1. Half-divine
2. Of, or of the nature of, a demigod

semidocumentˈary noun

A cinema film based on real events but with an invented plot and dialogue (also adjective)

semi-domeˈ noun

Half a dome, esp as formed by a vertical section

semidomesˈticated adjective

1. Partially domesticated
2. Half-tame

semi-doubˈle adjective

(of flowers) having only the outermost stamens converted into petals

1. Such a flower
2. A religious festival less solemn than a double (qv; religion)

semi-dryˈing adjective

(of oils) thickening without completely drying on exposure

semi-ellipseˈ noun

Half of an ellipse, bounded by a diameter, esp the major axis

semi-ellipˈtical adjective

semi-evˈergreen noun

A plant which is evergreen in its original habitat but not completely so in other places it now grows, dropping leaves in severe weather conditions (also adjective)

semifīˈnal adjective

(in competitions, sports contests, etc) denoting the contest immediately before the final

A last round but one

semifīˈnalist noun

A competitor in a semifinal

semi-finˈished adjective

Partially finished, specif of metal shaped into rods, sheets, etc, in preparation for further processing into finished goods

semifluˈid adjective

Nearly solid but able to flow to some extent (also noun /semˈ/)

semifreddˈo noun (pl semifreddˈos or semifreddˈi)

(Ital freddo cold) a partially frozen Italian dessert

semiglobˈular adjective

semi-grandˈ noun

A square piano with a curtailed keyboard (also adjective)

semi-imˈbecile noun and adjective

semi-independˈent adjective

Not fully independent

semi-juˈbilee noun

The twenty-fifth anniversary

semˈi-latus rectum noun (geometry)

Half the latus rectum, terminated at the focus

semi-liqˈuid adjective

Half-liquid

semilitˈeracy noun

semilitˈerate noun and adjective

(a person) barely able to read and write

semˈi-log or semi-logarithˈmic adjective

(of graph paper, graphs, etc) having an arithmetical scale on the x-axis and a logarithmic scale on the y-axis (also called single-log or single-logarithmic; cf log-log under log²)

semiluˈcent adjective

Half-transparent

semiluˈnar or semiluˈnate adjective

Half-moon-shaped (as the semilunar valves of the aorta and pulmonary artery which prevent regurgitation of blood into the heart)

semˈilune /-loon/ noun

A half-moon-shaped object, body, or structure

semimanufacˈture noun

A manufactured product, material, etc, used to make an end-product

semimenˈstrual adjective

Half-monthly

semi-metˈal noun (obsolete)

A metal that is not malleable

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