semi obscure (semiobskur)

In entom., noting the wings of hymenopterous or other insects when they are deeply tinged with brownish gray, but semi diaphanous or semi-transparent. semi-official (semi-o-fish'al), a. Partly official; having some degree of official authority; made upon information from those who have official knowledge: as, a semi - official confirmation of a report; a semi - official organ. semi-officially (semi-o-fish'al-i), adv. With semi-official authority; as if from official sources or with official authority; in a semiofficial manner: as, it is semi - officially announced; the statement is made semi - officially. semiography, semeiography (sē-mi-og'ra-fi), η. [ semiology, semeiology (sē-mi-ol'ō-ji), n. [Formerly improp.semæology; Wallace's Standard wing ( Semi opter a wallace i). -2. Specifically, that branch of pathology the body, containing the genera Pleurobranchus which is concerned with the significance of all symptoms in the human body, whether Semiphyllididæ (semi-fi-lidʻi-dē), n . pl . [NL., healthy or diseased; symptomatology; semi- ology. semioval (sem-i-ō'val), a. In zoöl . , having the form of half an oval; semi-elliptical. semi ovate (sem-i-ō'vāt), a . In zoöl ., having the form of half an ovate surface or plane. semioviparous (semi-o-vip'a-rus), a . Imper- fectly viviparous, as an implacental mammal: noting the marsupials and monotremes (the latter, however, have been ascertained to be oviparous). semi ovoid (sem-i-ō'void), a. In zoöl . , having the form of half an ovoid solid. semipalmate (sem-i-pal'mat), a. Half-webbed, as the toes of a bird; having partly webbed or imperfectly pal- mate feet, as a bird: applied to many species whose toes are webbed at the base only, or not more than half-way to their ends. Com- pare cuts under bi- colligate and palmate . semipalmated (sem-i-pal'ma-ted), a. Semipal- mate: mostly used of the birds themselves: as, the semipalmated plover, snipe, sandpiper, etc. See cut under Ereunetes . Semipalmate Foot of Willet ( Sym- phemia semi palm at a ). Semi plant i grad a (semi-plan-tig'ra-da), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. of semi plant i gradus : see semi- plantigrade . A division of Carnivora , includ- ing those carnivores which are semi plantigrade. It corresponds to the family Mustelidæ. semi plantigrade (sem-i-plan'ti-grād), a . NL. semi plant i gradus , plant i gradus : see plantigrade .] Incompletely plantigrade; partly digitigrade; sub plant i- grade; of or pertaining to the Semi plant i grad a . semi plastic (sem-i-plastik), a. Imperfectly plastic; in a state between full plasticity and rigidity. IMG:content-0589.jpg:[graphic] semipalmation (semi-pal-ma's hon), n . Half- webbing of the toes, as a bird's; the state of ning in or nearly in the middle of the tail; and the dorsal Such basal webbing of the toes is called semipalmation . It occurs in many birds of prey, in most gallinaceous birds, etc.; the term is mostly restricted, in descriptive ornithology, to those wading birds, or grallatores, in which it occurs. Coues, Key to N. A. Birds, p. 131. semi-parabola (semi-pa-rab'ō-lä), n. In math . , a curve of such a nature that the powers of its ordinates are to each other as the next lower powers of its absci as. semi pause (sem'i-pâz), n. In medieval musical notation , a semibreve rest. See rest1 , 8 (b). semi pectinate (sem-i-pek'ti-nāt), a. Same as dem i-pectinate. semiped (sem'i-ped), half-foot, semi- , half, + pes ( ped- ) = E. foot .] acterized by the two long white plumes which project from each wing of the male, ale, and by the extension of a burnished green pectoral shield into long lateral tufts; the standard wings. The only species known is S. wallace i , 11 inches long, inhabiting the islands of Batch i an and foot. Jilolo. In pros . , a half-foot. semi pedal (sem'i-ped-al), a . [ semiped + -al. -al .] In pros ., pertaining to or constituting a half- Semi-Pelagian (semi-pē-lā'ji-an), and n. Pelagians or their tenets. Having the shape of a half-orb or -sphere.-2. In entom., bounded approximately by half a II. n . One who holds to the system of Semi- IMG:content-0590.png:[merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] Pelagian ism. Semi-Pelagian ism (semi-po-la'ji-an-izm), n. The compromise between August in i an ism and Pelagian ism attempted in the fifth century by Ca ian in southern Fra France, who maintained that man is morally sick, orally sick, in opposition to Au- gustine, who a erted that he is morally dead, and to Pelagius, who held that he is morally well. operates with divine grace in the attainment of salvation, of themselves seek salvation. Semi-Pelagian ism therefore denies unconditional election, and substitutes a doctrine of predestination conditioned upon man's exercise of his free will to choose the good. semipellucid (semi-pe-lū'sid), a. Partially pellucid; imperfectly transparent: as, a semi- pellucid gem. semi penniform (sem-i-pen'i-form), a . Half penniform; penniform on one side only; in an at ., specifically, noting a muscle whose fleshy fibers converge on one side of a tendon, like the web on one side of the shaft of a feather. semi perfect (sem-i-per'fekt), a . In entom ., nearly perfect; deficient in some parts: as, semi perfect limbs; a semi perfect neuration. Semi phyllid i a (semi-fi-lid'i-a), n. pl. [NL.: see Semi phyllid i an a .] Same as Semi phyllid i- Semi phyllid i ace a (semi-fi-lid-i-a'sē-a), n . pl . [NL., Semi phyllid i ( ana ) + -ace a .] Same as Semi phyllid i an a . semi phyllid i an (semi-fi-lid'i-an), a . and n . I. a. Of or pertaining to the Semi phyllid i an a . II. n. A semi phyllid i an or monopleurobran- chiate gastropod. Semi phyllid i an a (semi-fi-lid-i ā'nä), n. pl. [NL., L. semi- , half, + Gr. φύλλον , a leaf.] In Lamarck's cla ification, a family of gastropods having the gills in a row on the right side of tively, something of very short duration; a very short space of time. Till then, earth's semiquaver , mirth, farewell. Quarles, Emblems, iv. 15. With wire and catgut he concludes the day, Quav'ring and semiquav'ring care away. Cowper , Progre of Error, 1. 127. Semi-Quietism (sem-i-kwi'et-izm), n. The doc- trine of the Semi-Quietists. Semi-Quietist (sem-i-kwi'et-ist), n . One of a sect of mystics which maintains with the Quiet- semi quintile (sem-i-kwin'til), n. In astrol ., an aspect of two planets when distant from each other half of the quintile, or 36 degrees. semi recondite (semi-re-kon'dit), a. hidden or half-concealed; specifically, in zoöl . , noting the head of an insect half-concealed within the shield of the thorax. semi reflex (sem-i-rē'fleks), a . Involuntarily or irreflectively performed, yet not altogether be- yond the influence of the will. IMG:content-0591.png:[blocks in formation] semi-regular (sem-i-reg'ū-lär), a. [ regular is (Kepler); as semi- + regular .] Per semi substitution (sem-i-sub-sti-tū'shon), n. A taining to or containing a quadrilateral which has four equal sides, but only pairs of equal angles. A semi- regular solid is one whose faces are all alike and semi-regular, which has di imilar solid angles, distinct in the number of their lines, but not more than two kinds of them, lying on the surfaces of not more than two concentric spheres, and of each cla of angles there are the same number as in a regular solid. Of semi-regu- lar solids, so defined, there are but two-the rhombic do- decahedron and the triacontahedron; but modern linear transformation of two variables in which one of them remains unaltered. semi supernatural (sem-i-sū-per-nat'ū-ral), a. Half-divine and half-human: used of the cla ic demigods or heroes. often intend by the semi-regular solids the Arch i me dean bodies. semi-retractile (sem-i-rē-trak'til), a. Retractile to some extent, as the claws of various carnivores, but incapable of being completely sheathed like a cat's. Encyc. Brit., XV. 440. semi rhomb (sem'i-romb), п. One half of the pectinated rhomb or hydro spire of a cystic crinoid, each half being a separate piece. See hydro spire.