English words starting with semi - page 1

Meanings of Semiconscious:

adjective

Only partially conscious.

Usage examples:

He dragged out the semi-conscious pilot

Meanings of Semiconservative:

adjective

Relating to or denoting replication of a nucleic acid in which one complete strand of each double helix is directly derived from the parent molecule.

Usage examples:

In contrast to the semi-conservative process of dna replication where both strands are synthesized …

Meanings of Semicrystalline:

adjective

(of a solid) possessing crystalline character to some degree.

Usage examples:

Water is an uncharged small molecule that readily penetrates lipid monolayers, biological membranes…

Meanings of Semicylinder:

noun

Half of a cylinder cut longitudinally.

Usage examples:

The physical dimensions of a semi-cylinder are defined by the cylinder radius, cylinder length and …

Meanings of Semidarkness:

noun

A light level in which it is possible to see, but not clearly.

Usage examples:

I made for the door and in the semi-darkness stumbled over one of the wellingtons

Meanings of Semidetached:

adjective

(of a house) joined to another house on one side only by a common wall.

Usage examples:

Red house today stands secluded behind a pleasantly weathered red-brick wall surrounded by a forest…

noun

A semi-detached house.

Usage examples:

But this weekend, lurking behind the twitching curtains of semi-detacheds, was the nasty realisatio…

Meanings of Semidiameter:

noun

Half of a diameter.

Usage examples:

The moon will, at the full, be totally eclipsed, if its latitude is less than the difference betwee…

Meanings of Semidocumentary:

adjective

(of a film) having a factual background and a fictitious story.

Usage examples:

Experimental, semi-documentary film, showing london's east end through the lives of two deaf-mutes.

noun

A semi-documentary film.

Usage examples:

His fiction films (as opposed to certain of his documentaries or semi-documentaries) are rather pal…

Meanings of Semidome:

noun

A half-dome formed by vertical section.

Usage examples:

The semicircular chancel is covered by a semi-dome

Meanings of Semidomes:

noun

A half-dome formed by vertical section.

Usage examples:

The semicircular chancel is covered by a semi-dome

Meanings of Semidouble:

adjective

(of a flower) intermediate between single and double in having only the outer stamens converted to petals.

Usage examples:

The trees burst into sumptuous semi-double flowers of pure icing-sugar pink

Meanings of Semielliptical:

adjective

Having the shape of half of an ellipse bisected by one of its diameters, especially the major axis.

Usage examples:

Convex anterior border is transversely semi-elliptical in outline, with length equal to nearly 30 p…

Meanings of Semifinal:

noun

A match or round immediately preceding the final, the winner of which goes on to the final.

Usage examples:

Their semi-final defeat

Meanings of Semifinalist:

noun

A competitor or team that has reached the semi-final or semi-finals of a competition.

Usage examples:

She was a semi-finalist in last year's championship

Meanings of Semifinals:

noun

A match or round immediately preceding the final, the winner of which goes on to the final.

Usage examples:

Their semi-final defeat

Meanings of Semifinished:

adjective

Prepared for the final stage of manufacture.

Usage examples:

Crude steel and semi-finished metal products

Meanings of Semifitted:

adjective

(of a garment) shaped to the body but not closely fitted.

Usage examples:

A single-breasted semi-fitted jacket

Meanings of Semifluid:

adjective

Having a thick consistency between solid and liquid.

Usage examples:

The earth's semi-fluid lower mantle

noun

A semi-fluid substance.

Usage examples:

At one point, he must have weighed close to two hundred pounds - eyes milky semi-fluid, coat a mess…

Meanings of Semiformal:

noun

Combining formal and informal elements.

Usage examples:

In the semi-formal atmosphere irritations can be aired

Meanings of Semigloss:

adjective

(of paint) producing a fairly shiny appearance on a surface when it dries

Usage examples:

Apply two coats of premium semigloss paint., the gloss on semi-gloss paint absorbs some light., the…

Meanings of Semiheterocercal:

adjective

(of a fish's tail) having unequal upper and lower lobes, usually with the vertebral column passing into the upper.

Usage examples:

The tail is heterocercal, with the upper lobe containing long, thread-like filaments.

Meanings of Semilethal:

adjective

Relating to or denoting an allele or chromosomal abnormality which impairs the viability of most of the individuals homozygous for it.

Usage examples:

A chief difficulty in arguing for macroevolution by mutations is the fact that most expressed mutat…

Meanings of Semiliquid:

adjective

Having a thick consistency between solid and liquid.

Usage examples:

When swimmers are training twice per day, they should consume 300 to 500 calories of liquid or semi…

noun

A semi-liquid substance.

Meanings of Semiliterate:

adjective

Unable to read or write with ease or fluency; poorly educated.

Usage examples:

A high proportion of the population is still relatively poor and semi-literate

noun

A person who is poorly educated or unable to read or write with ease or fluency.

Meanings of Semilunar:

adjective

Shaped like a half-moon or crescent.

Usage examples:

It has been found lying upon the semilunar fascia of the biceps, and over the aponeurosis of the fo…

noun

One of the valves (= structures that open and close) that stop blood from returning into the ventricles (= lower spaces) of the heart