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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sēm'i-pa-rāb'o-lā, n. p. 1200(Math.) A curve of the nature of a parabola, in which the powers of the ordinates are to each other as the next lower powers of the abscissas. It is represented by the general equation yⁿ = axⁿ⁻¹.Sēm'i-pēd, n. p. 1200A half foot in poetry.Se-mĭp'e-dal, a. p. 1200Containing a half foot.Sēm'i-Pe-lā'gi-an, n. p. 1200(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk, who, in 430, modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's influences, while he…Sēm'i-Pe-lā'gi-an, a. p. 1200Pertaining to the Semi-Pelagians, or to their tenets.Sēm'i-Pe-lā'gi-an-ism, n. p. 1200The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Pelagians.Sēm'ĭ-pel-lū'cĭd, a. p. 1200Half clear, or imperfectly transparent; as, a semi-pellucid gem.Sēm'i-pē'i-lu-cīd'i-ty, n. p. 1200The quality or state of being imperfectly transparent.Sēm′i-per-spĭc′ū-ous, a. p. 1200Half transparent; imperfectly clear.Sēm′i-phlo-ğis′ti-eā-ted, a. p. 1200Partially impregnated with phlogiston. [Obs.]Sēm'ĭ-proof, n. p. 1200Half proof; evidence from the testimony of a single witness. [Rare.] Bailey.Sēm'i-quad'rate or Sēm'i-quar'tile, n. p. 1200(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.Sēm'i-quā'ver, n. p. 1200(Mus.) A note of half the duration of the quaver; a sixteenth note.Sēm'i-quā'ver, v. t. p. 1200To sound or sing in semiquavers; to sing in sixteenth notes. Cowper.Sēm'i-quint'ile, n. p. 1200(Astrol.) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other half of the quintile, or thirty-six degrees. Hutton.Sēm'i-rēe'on-dite or Sēm'i-re-eōn'dite, a. p. 1200(Entom.) Half hidden or covered;—said of the head of an insect when it is half covered by the shield of the thorax.Sēm/ĭ-săv'age, a. p. 1200Half savage; half-civilized.Sĕm'i-sāv'age, n. p. 1200One who is half savage, or imperfectly civilized. J. Barlow.Sĕm′i-sĕx′tile, n. p. 1200(Astrol.) An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other the twelfth part of a circle, or thirty degrees. Hutton.Sēm'i-sos-pī'ro, n. p. 1200(Mus.) A short pause, equal in length to the eighth part of a bar in common time. Brande.Sēm′i-sphēr′ic or Sēm′i-sphēr′ic-al, a. p. 1200Having the figure of a half sphere. Kirwan.Sĕm'i-sphē-roid'al, a. p. 1200Formed like a half spheroid.Sēm'ĭ-steel, n. p. 1200Puddled steel. [U. S.]Sēm’i-tān’gent, n. p. 1200(Geom.) The tangent of half an arc. Math. Dict.Sĕm'i-tē-rēte', a. p. 1200(Bot. & Nat. Hist.) Half terete.Sĕm'-i-tēr'-tian, a. p. 1200(Med.) Compounded of a tertian and quotidian ague.Sēm'i-tēr'tian, n. p. 1200(Med.) An intermittent compounded of a tertian and a quotidian.Sē-mĭt'ic, a. p. 1200Pertaining to the family of nations or languages of which the Hebrews, the Syrians, and the Arabs, are the chief members;—so called because in the Bible genealogies they are chiefly ranked as…Sēm'i-tōne, n. p. 1200(Mus.) Half a tone;—the name commonly applied to the smaller intervals of the diatonic scale. ☞ There is an impropriety in the use of this word, and half step is now preferred. See TONE. J. S. Dwight.Sēm'i-tōn'ic, a. p. 1200Pertaining to a semitone; consisting of a semitone or of semitones.Sĕm'i-trăn/sept, n. p. 1200(Arch.) The half of a transept, or cross aisle.Sēm′i-trans-pār′en-cy, n. p. 1200Imperfect transparency; partial opaqueness.Sēm'i-trans-pār'ent, a. p. 1200Half or imperfectly transparent.Sēm'i-ver-tiç'il-late, a. p. 1200Partially verticillate.Sēm'i-vīl, a. p. 1200Half alive. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.Sēm'i-vīt're-oūs, a. p. 1200Partially vitreous. Bigelow.Sēm'i-vīt/ri-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1200The state of being imperfectly vitrified. 2. A substance imperfectly vitrified.Sĕm′i-vĭt′ri-fīed, a. p. 1200Half or imperfectly vitrified; partially converted into glass.Sēm'i-vō'cal, a. p. 1200Pertaining to a semi-vowel; half vocal; imperfectly sounding.Sĕm'i-vow'el, n. p. 1200(Gram.) (a.) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, and sometimes used in language with the value of a vowel. (b.) The sign representing such a…Sēm'o-lēl'ia or Sēm'o-lī'no, n. p. 1200The fine, hard parts of wheat, rounded by attrition in the millstones;—so used in Italy; but in France applied to the large, hard grains of wheat retained in the bolting machine after the fine parts…Semoule, n. p. 1200The same as SEMOLINO.Sĕm′per-vī′rent, a. p. 1200Always fresh; evergreen. [Rare.]Sēm'per-vīve, n. p. 1200(Bot.) A certain plant; live-forever.Sēm'per-vī'vum, n. p. 1200(Bot.) A genus of succulent plants; house-leek.Sĕm′pi-tĕr′nal, a. p. 1200Of never-ending duration; everlasting; endless; having beginning, but no end. 2. Without beginning or end; eternal. [Rare.]Sĕm'pi-tĕrne, a. p. 1200Sempiternal. [Obs.]Sēm'pi-tēr'ni-ty, n. p. 1200Future duration without end; the relation or state of being sempiternal. Hale.Sēm'p'ster, n. p. 1200See SEAMSTER.Sēm'p'stress, n. p. 1200See SEAMSTRESS.Sēm'p'stress-y, n. p. 1200See SEAMSTRESSY.Se-mūn'ci-a, n. p. 1200(Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin equivalent to half an ounce, being one twenty-fourth part of a pound.Sēn, adv. p. 1200Since. [Obs. or local.]Sēn'a-ry, a. p. 1200Of six; belonging to six; containing six.Sēn'ate, n. p. 1200An assembly or council of citizens distinguished by birth, dignities, wealth, influence, &c., and invested with a share in the government; as, (a.) (Anc. Rome.) A body of elders appointed or elected…Sēn'a-tor, n. p. 1200A member of a senate. The duke and senators of Venice greet you. Shak. 2. (O. Eng. Law.) A member of the king's council; a king's councilor. Burrill.Sĕn'a-tō'rī-al, a. p. 1200Pertaining to or becoming a senator or a senate; as, senatorial robes; senatorial eloquence. 2. Entitled to elect a senator; as, a senatorial district. [U. S.]Sēn'a-tō'rī-al-ly, adv. p. 1200In the manner of a senate; with dignity or solemnity.Sĕn'a-tō'ri-an, a. p. 1200The same as SENATORIAL. [Rare.] De Quincey.Sĕn'a-tō'rī-ous, a. p. 1200Senatorial. [Obs.]