semi

4 definitions found

semi - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Semi- \Sem"i-\ [L. semi; akin to Gr. ???, Skr. s[=a]mi-, AS.
     s[=a]m-, 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, semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent,
     imperfectly transparent.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: 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, semiacid,
           semiaquatic, semi-Arian, semiaxis, semicalcareous.
           [1913 Webster]

semi - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  semi
      n 1: one of the two competitions in the next to the last round
           of an elimination tournament [syn: semifinal, semi]
      2: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn:
         trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig,
         articulated lorry, semi]
      3: a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is
         supported by the towing vehicle [syn: semitrailer, semi]

semi - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  semi
  
     /se'mee/ or /se'mi:/ A spoken abbreviation for semicolon.
  
     "Commands to grind are prefixed by semi semi star" means
     that the prefix is ";;*", not 1/4 of a star.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1995-01-31)
  

semi - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  semi
   /se'mee/, /se'mi:/
  
     1. n. Abbreviation for `semicolon', when speaking. "Commands to
     grind are prefixed by semi-semi-star" means that the prefix is ;;*,
     not 1/4 of a star.
  
     2. A prefix used with words such as `immediately' as a qualifier.
     "When is the system coming up?" "Semi-immediately." (That is, maybe
     not for an hour.) "We did consider that possibility semi-seriously."
     See also infinite.