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semi
has definitions from the fields of transportation,sport
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[ adjective ] (prefix) half or partial
Examples "`semi' is a prefix in such words as `semicircular' and `semiannual' and `semiconscious'" Used in print (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)The Poynting-Robertson effect causes the semi major_axis of orbits to diminish more rapidly than the semi-minor_axis , with a consequent tendency toward circular orbits as the particles move toward the sun . De_Jager ( 1955 ) has calculated the times required for these particles to reach the atmosphere under the influence of the Poynting-Robertson effect , which in this case causes the orbits to become more_and_more eccentric without changing the semi major_axis . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)This slip is so-called because its semi ambiguous English always seems to refer to a person 's anatomy but never quite means what it seems to say . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (prefix) having some of the characteristics of
Examples "`semi' is a prefix meaning similar in the word `semiofficial'" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Abstractions and semi abstractions by Everett_McNear are being exhibited by the University_gallery_of_Notre_Dame until Nov. 5 . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)Nor have we remembered that in the melting_pot of America the hundreds of isolated and semi isolated ethnic , regional and occupational groups did not fuse into a homogeneous national unit until long after education and industrialization had caused them to cast oral tradition aside as a means of carrying culturally significant material . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation) a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
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[ noun ] (sport) one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
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[ noun ] (transportation) a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
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