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Semilunar bone (Anat.) , a bone of the carpus; the lunar. See Lunar , n. -- Semilunar , ∨ Sigmoid , valves (Anat.) , the valves at the beginning of the aorta and of the pulmonary artery which prevent the blood from flowing back into the ventricle.

Semilunar <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*lu"nar , n. (Anat.) The semilunar bone.

Semilunary <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*lu"na*ry (?) , a. Semilunar.

Semilunate <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*lu"nate (?) , a. Semilunar.

Semilune <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*lune` (?) , n. (Geom.) The half of a lune.

Semimetal <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*met`al (?) , n. (Chem.) An element possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable, as arsenic, antimony, bismuth, molybdenum, uranium, etc. [Obs.]

Semimetallic <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*me*tal"lic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to a semimetal; possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree; resembling metal.

Semimonthly <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*month"ly (?) a. Coming or made twice in a month; as, semimonthly magazine; a semimonthly payment. -- n. Something done or made every half month; esp., a semimonthly periodical. -- adv. In a semimonthly manner; at intervals of half a month.

Semiimute <Xpage=1308>

Semi`i*mute" (?) , a. Having the faculty of speech but imperfectly developed or partially lost.

Semimute <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*mute` (?) , n. A semimute person.

Seminal <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*nal (?) , a. [L. seminalis , fr. semen , seminis , seed, akin to serere to sow: cf. F. seminal . See Sow to scatter seed.] 1. Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, seed or semen; as, the seminal fluid .

2. Contained in seed; holding the relation of seed, source, or first principle; holding the first place in a series of developed results or consequents; germinal; radical; primary; original; as, seminal principles of generation; seminal virtue.

The idea of God is, beyond all question or comparison, the one great seminal principle. Hare.

Seminal leaf (Bot.) , a seed leaf, or cotyleden. -- Seminal receptacle . (Zo\'94l.) Same as Spermatheca .

Seminal <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*nal (?) , n. A seed. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Seminality <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*nal"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being seminal.

Sir T. Browne.

Seminarian, Seminarist <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*na"ri*an (?) , Sem"i*na*rist (?) , n. [Cf. F. s\'82minariste .] A member of, or one educated in, a seminary; specifically, an ecclesiastic educated for the priesthood in a seminary.

Seminary <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*na*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Seminaries (#) . [L. seminarium , fr. seminarius belonging to seed, fr. semon , seminis , seed. See Seminal .] 1. A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation; a nursery; a seed plat. [Obs.]

Mortimer.

But if you draw them [seedling] only for the thinning of your seminary , prick them into some empty beds. Evelyn.

2. Hence, the place or original stock whence anything is brought or produced. [Obs.]

Woodward.

3. A place of education, as a scool of a high grade, an academy, college, or university.

4. Seminal state. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

5. Fig.: A seed bed; a source. [Obs.]

Harvey.

6. A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a seminarist. [Obs.]

Jer. Taylor.

Seminary <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*na*ry , a. [L. seminarius .] Belonging to seed; seminal. [R.]

Seminate <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*nate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Seminated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Seminating .] [L. seminatus , p. p. of seminare to sow, fr. semen , seminis , seed.] To sow; to spread; to propagate. [R.]

Waterhouse.

Semination <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*na"tion (?) , n. [L. seminatio : cf. F. s\'82mination .] 1. The act of sowing or spreading. [R.]

2. (Bot.) Natural dispersion of seeds.

Martyn.

Semined <Xpage=1308>

Sem"ined (?) , a. [See Semen .] Thickly covered or sown, as with seeds. [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

Seminiferous <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*nif"er*ous (?) , a. [L. semen , semenis , seed -ferous .] (Biol.) Seed-bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected with, the formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or vesicles .

Seminific, Semnifical <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*nif"ic (?) , Sem`*nif"ic*al (?) , a. [L. semen , seminis , seed + facere to make.] (Biol.) Forming or producing seed, or the male generative product of animals or of plants.

Seminification <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*ni*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. Propagation from seed. [R.]

Sir M. Hale.

Seminist <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*nist (?) , n. (Biol.) A believer in the old theory that the newly created being is formed by the admixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female.

Seminoles <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*noles (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Seminole (<?/) . (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly occupied Florida, where some of them still remain. They belonged to the Creek Confideration.

Seminose <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*nose` (?) , n. [L. semen seed + glucose .] (Chem.) A carbohydrate of the glucose group found in the thickened endosperm of certain seeds, and extracted as yellow sirup having a sweetish-bitter taste. <-- same as D-mannose; C6H12O6, a hexose opticaly isomeric with glucose. -->

Seminude <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*nude" (?) , a. Partially nude; half naked.

Seminymph <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*nymph` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The pupa of insects which undergo only a slight change in passing to the imago state.

Semioccasionally <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*oc*ca"sion*al*ly (?) , adv. Once in a while; on rare occasions. [Colloq. U. S.]

Semiofficial <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*of*fi"cial (?) , a. Half official; having some official authority or importance; as, a semiofficial statement . -- Sem`i*of*fi"cial*ly , adv.

Semiography, Semiology, Semiological <Xpage=1308>

Se`mi*og"ra*phy (?) , Se`mi*ol"o*gy (?) , Se`mi*o*log"ic*al (?) . Same as Semeiography , Semeiology , Semeiological .

Semiopacous <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*o*pa"cous (?) , a. Semiopaque.

Semiopal <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*o`pal (?) , n. (Min.) A variety of opal not possessing opalescence.

Semiopaque <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*o*paque" (?) , a. Half opaque; only half transparent.

Semiorbicular <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*or*bic"u*lar (?) , a. Having the shape of a half orb or sphere.

Semiotic <Xpage=1308>

Se`mi*ot"ic (?) , a. Same as Semeiotic .

Semiotics <Xpage=1308>

Se`mi*ot"ics (?) , n. Same as Semeiotics .

Semioval <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*o"val (?) , a. Half oval.

Semiovate <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*o"vate (?) , a. Half ovate.

Semioxygenated <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*ox"y*gen*a`ted (?) , a. Combined with oxygen only in part.

Kirwan.

Semipagan <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*pa"gan (?) , a. Half pagan.

Semipalmate, Semipalmated <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*pal"mate (?) , Sem`i*pal"ma*ted (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Having the anterior toes joined only part way down with a web; half-webbed; as, a semipalmate bird or foot . See Illust . k under Aves .

Semiparabola <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i*pa*rab"o*la (?) , n. (Geom.) One branch of a parabola, being terminated at the principal vertex of the curve.

Semiped <Xpage=1308>

Sem"i*ped (?) , n. [L. semipes , semipedis ; pref. semi- half + pes , pedis , a foot.] (Pros.) A half foot in poetry.

Semipedal <Xpage=1308>

Se*mip"e*dal (?) , a. (Pres.) Containing a half foot.

Semi-Pelagian <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an (?) , n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk (died about 448), who modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's influence, while, on the other hand, he rejected the Augustinian doctrines of election, the inability of man to do good, and the certain perseverance of the saints.

Semi-Pelagian <Xpage=1308>

Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an , a. Of or pertaining to the Semi-Pelagians, or their tenets.

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Semi-Pelagianism <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an*ism (?) , n. The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Pelagians.

Semipellucid <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*pel*lu"cid (?) , a. Half clear, or imperfectly transparent; as, a semipellucid gem .

Semipellucidity <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*pel`lu*cid"i*ty (?) , n. The qualiti or state of being imperfectly transparent.

Semipenniform <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*pen"ni*form (?) , a. (Anat.) Half or partially penniform; as, a semipenniform muscle .

Semopermanent <Xpage=1309>

Sem`o*per"ma*nent , n. Half or partly permanent.

Semiperspicuous <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*per*spic"u*ous (?) , a. Half transparent; imperfectly clear; semipellucid.

Semiphlogisticated <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*phlo*gis"ti*ca`ted (?) , a. (Old Chem.) Partially impregnated with phlogiston.

Semiplume <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*plume` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A feather which has a plumelike web, with the shaft of an ordinary feather.

Semiprecious <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*pre"cious (?) , a. Somewhat precious; as, semiprecious stones or metals .

Semiproof <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*proof` (?) , n. Half proof; evidence from the testimony of a single witness. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Semi pupa <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i pu"pa (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The young of an insect in a stage between the larva and pupa.

Semiquadrate, Semiquartile <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*quad`rate (?) , Sem"i*quar"tile (?) , n. (Astrol.) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other the half of a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a half.

Hutton.

Semiquaver <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*qua`ver (?) , n. (Mus.) A note of half the duration of the quaver; -- now usually called a sixsteenth note .

Semiquintile <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*quin`tile (?) , n. (Astrol.) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other half of the quintile, or thirty-six degrees.

Semirecondite <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*rec"on*dite (?) , a. (Zool.) Half hidden or half covered; said of the head of an insect when half covered by the shield of the thorax.

Semiring <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*ring` (?) , n. (Anat.) One of the incomplete rings of the upper part of the bronchial tubes of most birds. The semerings form an essential part of the syrinx, or musical organ, of singing birds.

Semisavage <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*sav"age (?) , a. Half savage.

Semisavage <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*sav`age , n. One who is half savage.

Semi-Saxon <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i-Sax"on (?) , a. Half Saxon; -- specifically applied to the language intermediate between Saxon and English, belonging to the period 1150-1250.

Semisextile <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*sex"tile (?) , n. (Astrol.) An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other the twelfth part of a circle, or thirty degrees.

Hutton.

Semisolid <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*sol"id (?) , a. Partially solid.

Semisoun <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*soun (-s&oomac;n) , n. A half sound; a low tone. [Obs.] "Soft he cougheth with a semisoun ."

Chaucer.

Semispheric, Semispherical <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*spher"ic (?) , Sem`i*spher"ic*al (?) , a. Having the figure of a half sphere.

Kirwan.

Semispheroidal <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*sphe*roid"al (?) , a. Formed like a half spheroid.

Semisteel <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*steel` (<?/) , n. Puddled steel . [U. S. ]

Semita <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*ta (?) , n. ; pl. Semit\'91 . [L., a path.] (Zo\'94l.) A fasciole of a spatangoid sea urchin.

Semitangent <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*tan`gent (?) , n. (Geom.) The tangent of half an arc.

Semite <Xpage=1309>

Sem"ite (?) , n. One belonging to the Semitic race. Also used adjectively. [Written also Shemite .]

Semiterete <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*te*rete" (?) , a. (Nat. Hist.) Half terete.

Semitertian <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*ter"tian (?) , a. (Med.) Having the characteristics of both a tertian and a quotidian intermittent. -- n. An intermittent combining the characteristics of a tertian and a quotidian.

Semitic <Xpage=1309>

Sem*it"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races. [Written also Shemitic .]

Semitic language , a name used to designate a group of Asiatic and African languages, some living and some dead, namely: Hebrew and Ph&oe;nician, Aramaic, Assyrian, Arabic, Ethiopic (Geez and Ampharic).

Encyc. Brit.

Semitism <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*tism (?) , n. A Semitic idiom; a word of Semitic origin. [Written also Shemitism .]

Semitone <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*tone (?) , n. [Pref. semi- + tone . CF. Hemitone .] (Mus.) Half a tone; -- the name commonly applied to the smaller intervals of the diatonic scale.

&hand; There is an impropriety in the use of this word, and half step is now preferred. See Tone .

J. S. Dwight.

Semitonic <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*ton"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a semitone; consisting of a semitone, or of semitones.

Semitransept <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*tran`sept (?) , n. (Arch.) The half of a transept; as, the north semitransept of a church .

Semitranslucent <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*trans*lu"cent (?) , a. Slightly clear; transmitting light in a slight degree.

Semitransparency <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*trans*par"en*cy (?) , n. Imperfect or partial transparency.

Semitransparent <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*trans*par"ent (?) , a. Half or imperfectly transparent.

Semiverticillate <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*ver*tic"il*late , (<?/) a. Partially verticillate.

Semivif <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*vif (?) , a. [L. semivivus .] Only half alive. [Obs.]

Piers Plowman.

Semivitreous <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*vit"re*ous (?) , a. Partially vitreous.

Semivitrification <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*vit"ri*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. 1. The quality or state of being semivitrified.

2. A substance imperfectly vitrified.

Semivitrified <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*vit"ri*fied (?) , a. Half or imperfectly vitrified; partially converted into glass.

Semivocal <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*vo"cal (?) , a. (Phon.) Of or pertaining to a semivowel; half cocal; imperfectly sounding.

Semivowel <Xpage=1309>

Sem"i*vow`el (?) , n. (Phon.) (a) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y . (b) The sign or letter representing such a sound.

Semiweekly <Xpage=1309>

Sem`i*week"ly (?) , a. Coming, or made, or done, once every half week; as, a semiweekly newspaper; a semiweekly trip. -- n. That which comes or happens once every half week, esp. a semiweekly periodical. -- adv. At intervals of half a week each.

Semolella <Xpage=1309>

Sem`o*lel"la (?) , n. [It.] See Semolina .

Semolina <Xpage=1309>

Sem`o*li"na (?) , n. [It. semolino , from semola bran, L. simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. Semoule , Simnel .] The fine, hard parts of wheat, rounded by the attrition of the millstones, -- used in cookery.

Semolino <Xpage=1309>

Sem`o*li"no (?) , n. [It.] Same as Semolina .

Semoule <Xpage=1309>

Se*moule" (?) , n. [F.] Same as Semolina .

Sempervirent <Xpage=1309>

Sem`per*vi"rent (?) , a. [L. semper always + virens , p. pr. of virere to be green.] Always fresh; evergreen. [R.]

Smart.

Sempervive <Xpage=1309>

Sem"per*vive (?) , n. [L. semperviva , sempervivum , fr. sempervivus ever-living; semper always + vivus living.] (Bot.) The houseleek.

Sempervivum <Xpage=1309>

Sem`per*vi"vum (?) , n. (Bot.) A genus of fleshy-leaved plants, of which the houseleek ( Sempervivum tectorum ) is the commonest species.

Sempiternal <Xpage=1309>

Sem`pi*ter"nal (?) , a. [L. sempiternus , fr. semper always: cf. F. sempiternel .] 1. Of neverending duration; everlasting; endless; having beginning, but no end.

Sir M. Hale.

2. Without beginning or end; eternal.

Blackmore.

Sempiterne <Xpage=1309>

Sem"pi*terne (?) , a. Sempiternal. [Obs.]

Sempiternity <Xpage=1309>

Sem`pi*ter"ni*ty (?) , n. [L. sempiternitas .] Future duration without end; the relation or state of being sempiternal.

Sir M. Hale.

Sempre <Xpage=1309>

Sem"pre (?) , adv. [It., fr. L. semper .] (Mus.) Always; throughout; as, sempre piano, always soft .

Sempster <Xpage=1309>

Semp"ster (?) , n. A seamster. [Obs.]

Sempstress <Xpage=1309>

Semp"stress (?) , n. A seamstress.

Two hundred sepstress were employed to make me shirts. Swift.

Sempstressy <Xpage=1309>

Semp"stress*y (?) , n. Seamstressy.

Semster <Xpage=1309>

Sem"ster (?) , n. A seamster. [Obs.]

Semuncia <Xpage=1309>