The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1514
Se*m\'91`o*stom"a*ta (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ a military standard + <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, mouth.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Discophora having large free mouth lobes. It includes Aurelia , and Pelagia . Called also Semeostoma . See Illustr . under Discophora , and Medusa .
Semaphore <Xpage=1307>
Sem"a*phore (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ a seign + <?/<?/<?/ to bear: cf. F. s\'82maphore .] A signal telegraph; an apparatus for giving signals by the disposition of lanterns, flags, oscillating arms, etc.
Semaphoric, Semaphorical <Xpage=1307>
Sem`a*phor"ic (?) , Sem`a*phor"ic*al (?) a. [Cf. F. s\'82maphorique .] Of or pertaining to a semaphore, or semaphores; telegraphic.
Semaphorically <Xpage=1307>
Sem`a*phor"ic*al*ly , adv. By means a semaphore.
Semaphorist <Xpage=1307>
Se*maph"o*rist (?) , n. One who manages or operates a semaphore.
Sematology <Xpage=1307>
Sem`a*tol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/, sign + -logy .] The doctrine of signs as the expression of thought or reasoning; the science of indicating thought by signs.
Smart.
Sematrope <Xpage=1307>
Sem"a*trope (?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/ sign + <?/<?/<?/ to turn. ] An instrument for signaling by reflecting the rays of the sun in different directions.
Knight.
Semblable <Xpage=1307>
Sem"bla*ble (?) , a. [F., from sembler to seem, resemble, L. similare , simulare . See Simulate .] Like; similar; resembling. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Semblable <Xpage=1307>
Sem"bla*ble , n. Likeness; representation. [Obs.]
Semblably <Xpage=1307>
Sem"bla*bly , adv. In like manner. [Obs.]
Shak.
Semblance <Xpage=1307>
Sem"blance (?) , n. [F. See Semblable , a. ] 1. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were. Fairfax.
2. Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue .
Only semblances or imitations of shells. Woodward.
Semblant <Xpage=1307>
Sem"blant (?) , a. [F. semblant , p. pr.] 1. Like; resembling. [Obs.]
Prior.
2. Seeming, rather than real; apparent. [R.]
Carlyle.
Semblant <Xpage=1307>
Sem"blant , n. [F.] 1. Show; appearance; figure; semblance. [Obs.]
Spenser.
His flatterers made semblant of weeping. Chaucer.
2. The face. [Obs.]
Wyclif (Luke xxiv. 5).
Semblative <Xpage=1307>
Sem"bla*tive (?) , a. Resembling. [Obs.]
And all is semblative a woman's part. Shak.
Semble <Xpage=1307>
Sem"ble (?) , v. i. [F. sembler . See Semblable , a. ] 1. To imitate; to make a representation or likeness. [Obs.]
Where sembling art may carve the fair effect. Prior.
2. (Law) It seems; -- chiefly used impersonally in reports and judgments to express an opinion in reference to the law on some point not necessary to be decided, and not intended to be definitely settled in the cause.
Semble <Xpage=1307>
Sem"ble , a. Like; resembling. [Obs.]
T. Hudson.
Sembling <Xpage=1307>
Sem"bling (?) , n. [Cf. Assemble .] (Zo\'94l.) The practice of attracting the males of Lepidoptera or other insects by exposing the female confined in a cage.
&hand; It is often adopted by collectors in order to procure specimens of rare species.
Sem\'82 <Xpage=1307>
Se*m\'82" (?) , a. [F. sem\'82 , fr. semer to sow.] (Her.) Sprinkled or sown; -- said of field, or a charge, when strewed or covered with small charges.
Semeiography, ∨ Semiography <Xpage=1307>
Se`mei*og"ra*phy (?) , ∨ Se`mi*og"ra*phy (?) , n. [Gr. shmei^on sign + -graphy .] (Med.) A description of the signs of disease.
Semeiological, ∨ Semiologioal <Xpage=1307>
Se`mei*o*log"ic*al (?) , ∨ Se`mi*o*log"io*al , a. Of or pertaining to the science of signs, or the systematic use of signs; as, a semeiological classification of the signs or symptoms of disease; a semeiological arrangement of signs used as signals.
Semeiology, ∨ Semiology <Xpage=1307>
Se`mei*ol"o*gy (?) , ∨ Se`mi*ol"o*gy , n. [Gr. shmei^on a mark, a sign + -logy .] The science or art of signs. Specifically: (a) (Med.) The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology . (b) The art of using signs in signaling.
Semeiotic, ∨ Semiotic <Xpage=1307>
Se`mei*ot"ic (?) , ∨ Se`mi*ot"ic , a. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/, fr. shmei^on a mark, a sign.] 1. Relating to signs or indications; pertaining to the language of signs, or to language generally as indicating thought.
2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the signs or symptoms of diseases.
Semeiotics, ∨ Semiotics <Xpage=1307>
Se`mei*ot"ics (?) , ∨ Se`mi*ot"ics , n. Semeiology.
Semele <Xpage=1307>
Sem"e*le (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/.] (Gr. Myth.) A daughter of Cadmus, and by Zeus mother of Bacchus.
Semen <Xpage=1307>
Se"men (?) , n. ; pl. Semina (#) . [L., from the root of serere , satum , to sow. See Sow to scatter seed.] 1. (Bot.) The seed of plants.
2. (Physiol.) The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals; sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids to which it owes its generative power.
Semen contra , ∨ Semen cin\'91 or cyn\'91 , a strong aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various species of Artemisia ; wormseed.
Semeniferous <Xpage=1307>
Sem`e*nif"er*ous (?) , a. (Biol.) Seminiferous.
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Semester <Xpage=1308>
Se*mes"ter (?) , n. [G., from L. semestris half-yearly; sex six + mensis a month.] A period of six months; especially, a term in a college or uneversity which divides the year into two terms.
Semi- <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i- (?) . [L. semi ; akin to Gr. <?/<?/<?/, Skr. s\'bemi -, AS. s\'bem -, and prob. to E. same , from the division into two parts of the same size. Cf. Hemi- , Sandelend .] A prefix signifying half , and sometimes partly or imperfectly ; as, semi annual, half yearly; semi transparent, imperfectly transparent .
&hand; The prefix semi is joined to another word either with the hyphen or without it. In this book the hyphen is omitted except before a capital letter; as, semi acid, semi aquatic, semi -Arian, semi axis, semi calcareous.
Semiacid <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*ac"id (?) , a. Slightly acid; subacid.
Semiacidified <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*a*cid"i*fied (?) , a. Half acidified.
Semiadherent <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*ad*her"ent (?) , a. Adherent part way.
Semiamplexicaul <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*am*plex"i*caul (?) , a. (Bot.) Partially amplexicaul; embracing the stem half round, as a leaf.
Semiangle <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*an`gle (?) , n. (Geom.) The half of a given, or measuring, angle.
Semiiannual <Xpage=1308>
Semi`i*an"nu*al (?) , a. Half-yearly.
Semiannually <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*an"nu*al*ly , adv. Every half year.
Semiannular <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*an"nu*lar (?) , a. Having the figure of a half circle; forming a semicircle.
Grew.
Semi-Arian <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i-A"ri*an (?) , n. [See Arian .] (Eccl. Hist.) A member of a branch of the Arians which did not acknowledge the Son to be consubstantial with the Father, that is, of the same substance, but admitted him to be of a like substance with the Father, not by nature, but by a peculiar privilege.
Semi-Arian <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i-A"ri*an , a. Of or pertaining to Semi-Arianism.
Semi-Arianism <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i-A"ri*an*ism (?) , n. The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Arians.
Semiaxis <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*ax"is (?) , n. (Geom.) One half of the axis of an <?/llipse or other figure.
Semibarbarian <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*bar*ba"ri*an (?) , a. Half barbarous; partially civilized. -- n. One partly civilized.
Semibarbaric <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*bar*bar"ic (?) , a. Half barbarous or uncivilized; as, semibarbaric display .
Semibarbarism <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*bar"ba*rism (?) , n. The quality or state of being half barbarous or uncivilized.
Semibarbarous <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*bar"ba*rous (?) , a. Half barbarous.
Semibreve <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*breve` (?) , n. [Pref. semi- + breve : cf. F. semi-breve , It. semibreve .] [Formerly written semibref .] (Mus.) A note of half the time or duration of the breve; -- now usually called a whole note . It is the longest note in general use.
Semibrief <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*brief` (?) , n. (Mus.) A semibreve. [R.]
Semibull <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*bull` (?) , n. (R.C.Ch.) A bull issued by a pope in the period between his election and coronation.
Semicalcareous <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*cal*ca"re*ous (?) , a. Half or partially calcareous; as, a semicalcareous plant .
Semicalcined <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*cal*cined" (?) , a. Half calcined; as, semicalcined iron .
Semicastrate <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*cas"trate (?) , v. t. To deprive of one testicle. -- Sem`i*cas*tra"tion (#) , n.
Semicentennial <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*cen*ten"ni*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to half of a century, or a period of fifty years; as, a semicentennial commemoration .
Semicentennial <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*cen*ten"ni*al , n. A fiftieth anniversary.
Semichaotic <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*cha*ot"ic (?) , a. Partially chaotic.
Semichorus <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*cho`rus , n. (Mus.) A half chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, as the female voices only, in contrast with the full choir.
Semi-Christianized <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i-Chris"tian*ized (?) , a. Half Christianized.
Semicircle <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*cir`cle (?) , n. 1. (a) The half of a circle; the part of a circle bounded by its diameter and half of its circumference. (b) A semicircumference.
2. A body in the form of half of a circle, or half of a circumference.
3. An instrument for measuring angles.
Semicircled <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*cir`cled (?) , a. Semicircular.
Shak.
Semicircular <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*cir"cu*lar (?) , a. Having the form of half of a circle.
Addison.
Semicircular canals (Anat.) , certain canals of the inner ear. See under Ear .
Semi circumference <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i cir*cum"fer*ence (?) , n. Half of a circumference.
Semicirque <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*cirque (?) , n. A semicircular hollow or opening among trees or hills.
Wordsworth.
Semicolon <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*co`lon (?) , n. The punctuation mark [;] indicating a separation between parts or members of a sentence more distinct than that marked by a comma.
Semicolumn <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*col`umn (?) , n. A half column; a column bisected longitudinally, or along its axis.
Semicolumnar <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*co*lum"nar (?) , a. Like a semicolumn; flat on one side and round on the other; imperfectly columnar.
Semicompact <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*com*pact" (?) , a. Half compact; imperfectly indurated.
Semiconscious <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*con"scious (?) , a. Half conscious; imperfectly conscious.
De Quincey.
Semicope <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*cope` (?) , n. A short cope, or an inferier kind of cope. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Semi crustaceous <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i crus*ta"ceous (?) , a. Half crustaceous; partially crustaceous.
Semicrystalline <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*crys"tal*line (?) , a. (Min.) Half crystalline; -- said of certain cruptive rocks composed partly of crystalline, partly of amorphous matter.
Semicubical <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*cu"bic*al (?) , a. (Math.) Of or pertaining to the square root of the cube of a quantity.
Semicubical parabola , a curve in which the ordinates are proportional to the square roots of the cubes of the abscissas.
Semicubium, Semicupium <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*cu"bi*um (?) , Sem`i*cu"pi*um (?) , n. [LL., fr. L. semi half + cupa tub, cask.] A half bath, or one that covers only the lewer extremities and the hips; a sitz-bath; a half bath, or hip bath.
Semicylindric, Semicylyndrical <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*cy*lin"dric (?) , Sem`i*cy*lyn"dric*al (?) a. Half cylindrical.
Semideistical <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*de*is"tic*al (?) , a. Half deisticsl; bordering on deism.
S. Miller.
Semidemiquaver <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*dem"i*qua`ver (?) , n. (Mus.) A demisemiquaver; a thirty-second note.
Semidetached <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*de*tached" (?) , a. Half detached; partly distinct or separate.
Semidetached house , one of two tenements under a single roof, but separated by a party wall. [Eng.]
Semidiameter <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*di*am"e*ter (?) , n. (Math.) Half of a diameter; a right line, or the length of a right line, drawn from the center of a circle, a sphere, or other curved figure, to its circumference or periphery; a radius.
Semidiapason <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*di`a*pa"son (?) , n. (Mus.) An imperfect octave.
Semidiapente <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*di`a*pen"te (?) , n. (Mus.) An imperfect or diminished fifth.
Busby.
Semidiaphaneity <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*di`a*pha*ne"i*ty (?) , n. Half or imperfect transparency; translucency. [R.]
Boyle.
Semidiaphanous <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*di*aph"a*nous (?) , a. Half or imperfectly transparent; translucent.
Woodward.
Semidiatessaron <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*di`a*tes"sa*ron (?) , n. (Mus.) An imperfect or diminished fourth. [R.]
Semiditone <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*di"tone` (?) , n. [Pref. semi- + ditone : cf. It. semiditono . Cf. Hemiditone .] (Gr. Mus.) A lesser third, having its terms as 6 to 5; a hemiditone. [R.]
Semidiurnal <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*di*ur"nal (?) , a. 1. Pertaining to, or accomplished in, half a day, or twelve hours; occurring twice every day.
2. Pertaining to, or traversed in, six hours, or in half the time between the rising and setting of a heavenly body; as, a semidiurnal arc .
Semidome <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*dome` (?) , n. (Arch.) A roof or ceiling covering a semicircular room or recess, or one of nearly that shape, as the apse of a church, a niche, or the like. It is approximately the quarter of a hollow sphere.
Semidouble <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*dou`ble (?) , n. (Eccl.) An office or feast celebrated with less solemnity than the double ones. See Double , n. , 8.
Semidouble <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*dou"ble , a. (Bot.) Having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the inner ones remain perfect; -- said of a flower.
Semifable <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*fa`ble (?) , n. That which is part fable and part truth; a mixture of truth and fable.
De Quincey.
Semiflexed <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*flexed` (?) , a. Half bent.
Semifloret <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*flo`ret (?) , n. (Bot.) See Semifloscule .
Semifloscular <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*flos"cu*lar (?) , a. Semiflosculous.
Semifloscule <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*flos`cule (?) , n. (Bot.) A floscule, or florest, with its corolla prolonged into a strap-shaped petal; -- called also semifloret .
Semiflosculous <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*flos"cu*lous (?) , a. (Bot.) Having all the florets ligulate, as in the dandelion.
Semifluid <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*flu"id (?) , a. Imperfectly fluid. -- n. A semifluid substance.
Semiform <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*form` (?) , n. A half form; an imperfect form.
Semiformed <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*formed` (?) , a. Half formed; imperfectly formed; as, semiformed crystals .
Semiglutin <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*glu"tin (?) , n. (Physiol. Chem.) A peptonelike body, insoluble in alcohol, formed by boiling collagen or gelatin for a long time in water. Hemicollin , a like body, is also formed at the same time, and differs from semiglutin by being partly soluble in alcohol.
Semihistorical <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*his*tor"i*cal (?) , a. Half or party historical.
Sir G. C. Lewis.
Semihoral <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*ho"ral (?) , a. Half-hourly.
Semiindurated <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*in"du*ra`ted (?) , a. Imperfectly indurated or hardened.
Semilapidified <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*la*pid"i*fied (?) , a. Imperfectly changed into stone.
Kirwan.
Semilens <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*lens` (?) , n. (Opt.) The half of a lens divided along a plane passing through its axis.
Semilenticular <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*len*tic"u*lar (?) , a. Half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens.
Kirwan.
Semiligneous <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*lig"ne*ous (?) , a. Half or partially ligneous, as a stem partly woody and partly herbaceous.
Semiliquid <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*liq"uid (?) , a. Half liquid; semifluid.
Semiliquidity <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*li*quid"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being semiliquid; partial liquidity.
Semilogical <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*log"ic*al (?) , a. Half logical; partly logical; said of fallacies.
Whately.
Semilor <Xpage=1308>
Sem"i*lor (?) , n. [Cf. G. similor , semilor .] A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc. See Simplor .
Semilunar <Xpage=1308>
Sem`i*lu"nar (?) , a. Shaped like a half moon.