Di

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Di- \Di-\ [Gr. di`s- twice; akin to ? two, L. bis twice. See
     {Two}, and cf. {Bi-}, {Dia-}. The L. pref. dis- sometimes
     assumes the form di-. See {Dis-}.]
     A prefix, signifying twofold, double, twice; (Chem.) denoting
     two atoms, radicals, groups, or equivalents, as the case may
     be. See {Bi-}, 2. Dia



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dia- \Di"a-\, Di- \Di-\ . [Gr. dia` through; orig., dividing
     into two parts; akin to ? two. See {Two}, and cf. 1st {Di-}.]
     A prefix denoting through; also, between, apart, asunder,
     across. Before a vowel dia- becomes {di-}; as, diactinic;
     dielectric, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deuto- \Deu"to-\or Deut- \Deut-\ (d[=u]t-)[Contr. from Gr.
     dey`teros second.] (Chem.)
     A prefix which formerly properly indicated the second in a
     regular series of compound in the series, and not to its
     composition, but which is now generally employed in the same
     sense as {bi-} or {di-}, although little used.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  dis- \dis-\ (?; 258)
     1. A prefix from the Latin, whence F. d['e]s, or sometimes
        d['e]-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as {di-}before b, d,
        g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif-before f, and either dis-or
        di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and
        duo, E. two. See {Two}, and cf. {Bi-}, {Di-}, {Dia-}. Dis-
        denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute,
        disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative
        and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also
        intensive, as in dissever.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Walker's rule of pronouncing this prefix is, that the s
           ought always to be pronounced like z, when the next
           syllable is accented and begins with "a flat mute [b,
           d, v, g, z], a liquid [l, m, n, r], or a vowel; as,
           disable, disease, disorder, disuse, disband, disdain,
           disgrace, disvalue, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismay,
           dismember, dismiss, dismount, disnatured, disrank,
           disrelish, disrobe." Dr. Webster's example in
           disapproving of Walker's rule and pronouncing dis-as
           diz in only one (disease) of the above words, is
           followed by recent ortho["e]pists. See {Disable},
           {Disgrace}, and the other words, beginning with dis-,
           in this Dictionary.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A prefix from Gr. di`s- twice. See {Di-}.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disserve \Dis*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Di?????}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Disserving}.] [Pref. dis- + serve: cf. F. desservir.]
     To fail to serve; to do injury or mischief to; to damage; to
     hurt; to harm.
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           Have neither served nor disserved the interests of any
           party.                                   --Jer. Taylor.
     [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  DI
       Destination Index [register] (CPU, Intel, assembler)