Semi-

4 definitions found

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

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  semi /se'mee/ or /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}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  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)