Sem"ined (?), a. [See Semen.] Thickly covered or sown, as with seeds.
[Obs.] B. Jonson.
Sem`i*nif"er*ous (?), a. [L. semen, semenis, seed -ferous.] (Biol.)
Seed-bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected with, the
formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or vesicles.
{ Sem`i*nif"ic (?), Sem`i*nif"ic*al (?), } a. [L. semen, seminis, seed
+ facere to make.] (Biol.) Forming or producing seed, or the male
generative product of animals or of plants.
Sem`i*ni*fi*ca"tion (?), n. Propagation from seed. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
Sem"i*nist (?), n. (Biol.) A believer in the old theory that the newly
created being is formed by the admixture of the seed of the male with
the supposed seed of the female.
Sem"i*noles (?), n. pl.; sing. Seminole (&?;). (Ethnol.) A tribe of
Indians who formerly occupied Florida, where some of them still remain.
They belonged to the Creek Confideration.
Sem"i*nose` (?), n. [L. semen seed + glucose.] (Chem.) A carbohydrate
of the glucose group found in the thickened endosperm of certain seeds,
and extracted as yellow sirup having a sweetish-bitter taste.
Sem`i*nude" (?), a. Partially nude; half naked.
Sem"i*nymph` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The pupa of insects which undergo only a
slight change in passing to the imago state.
Sem`i*oc*ca"sion*al*ly (?), adv. Once in a while; on rare occasions.
[Colloq. U. S.]
Sem`i*of*fi"cial (?), a. Half official; having some official authority
or importance; as, a semiofficial statement. -- Sem`i*of*fi"cial*ly,
adv.
{ Se`mi*og"ra*phy (?), Se`mi*ol"o*gy (?), Se`mi*o*log"ic*al (?) }. Same
as Semeiography, Semeiology, Semeiological.
Sem`i*o*pa"cous (?), a. Semiopaque.
Sem"i*o`pal (?), n. (Min.) A variety of opal not possessing
opalescence.
Sem`i*o*paque" (?), a. Half opaque; only half transparent.
Sem`i*or*bic"u*lar (?), a. Having the shape of a half orb or sphere.
Se`mi*ot"ic (?), a. Same as Semeiotic.
Se`mi*ot"ics (?), n. Same as Semeiotics.
Sem`i*o"val (?), a. Half oval.
Sem`i*o"vate (?), a. Half ovate.
Sem`i*ox"y*gen*a`ted (?), a. Combined with oxygen only in part. Kirwan.
Sem`i*pa"gan (?), a. Half pagan.
{ Sem`i*pal"mate (?), Sem`i*pal"ma*ted (?), } a. (Zoöl.) Having the
anterior toes joined only part way down with a web; half-webbed; as, a
semipalmate bird or foot. See Illust. k under Aves.
Sem`i*pa*rab"o*la (?), n. (Geom.) One branch of a parabola, being
terminated at the principal vertex of the curve.
Sem"i*ped (?), n. [L. semipes, semipedis; pref. semi- half + pes,
pedis, a foot.] (Pros.) A half foot in poetry.
Se*mip"e*dal (?), a. (Pres.) Containing a half foot.
Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of John Cassianus, a
French monk (died about 448), who modified the doctrines of Pelagius,
by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's
influence, while, on the other hand, he rejected the Augustinian
doctrines of election, the inability of man to do good, and the certain
perseverance of the saints.
Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an, a. Of or pertaining to the Semi-Pelagians, or their
tenets.
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Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an*ism (sm`*p*l"j*an*z'm), n. The doctrines or tenets of
the Semi- Pelagians.
Sem`i*pel*lu"cid (-pl*l"sd), a. Half clear, or imperfectly transparent;
as, a semipellucid gem.
Sem`i*pel`lu*cid"i*ty (- pl`l*sd"*t), n. The quality or state of being
imperfectly transparent.
Sem`i*pen"ni*form (-pn"n*fôrm), a. (Anat.) Half or partially penniform;
as, a semipenniform muscle.
Sem`i*per"ma*nent, n. Half or partly permanent.
Sem`i*per*spic"u*ous (- pr*spk"*s), a. Half transparent; imperfectly
clear; semipellucid.
Sem`i*phlo*gis"ti*ca`ted (- fl*js"t*k`td), a. (Old Chem.) Partially
impregnated with phlogiston.
Sem"i*plume` (sm`*plm), n. (Zoöl.) A feather which has a plumelike web,
with the shaft of an ordinary feather.
Sem`i*pre"cious (-prsh"s), a. Somewhat precious; as, semiprecious
stones or metals.
Sem"i*proof` (?), n. Half proof; evidence from the testimony of a
single witness. [Obs.] Bailey.
Sem`i pu"pa (?), n. (Zoöl.) The young of an insect in a stage between
the larva and pupa.
{ Sem"i*quad`rate (?), Sem"i*quar"tile (?), } n. (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.
Sem"i*qua`ver (?), n. (Mus.) A note of half the duration of the quaver;
-- now usually called a sixsteenth note.
Sem"i*quin`tile (?), n. (Astrol.) An aspect of the planets when distant
from each other half of the quintile, or thirty-six degrees.
Sem`i*rec"on*dite (?), a. (Zool.) Half hidden or half covered; said of
the head of an insect when half covered by the shield of the thorax.
Sem"i*ring` (?), n. (Anat.) One of the incomplete rings of the upper
part of the bronchial tubes of most birds. The semerings form an
essential part of the syrinx, or musical organ, of singing birds.
Sem`i*sav"age (?), a. Half savage.
Sem"i*sav`age, n. One who is half savage.
Sem`i-Sax"on (?), a. Half Saxon; -- specifically applied to the
language intermediate between Saxon and English, belonging to the
period 1150-1250.
Sem"i*sex"tile (?), n. (Astrol.) An aspect of the planets when they are
distant from each other the twelfth part of a circle, or thirty
degrees. Hutton.
Sem`i*sol"id (?), a. Partially solid.
Sem"i*soun (-sn), n. A half sound; a low tone. [Obs.] "Soft he cougheth
with a semisoun." Chaucer.
{ Sem`i*spher"ic (?), Sem`i*spher"ic*al (?), } a. Having the figure of
a half sphere. Kirwan.
Sem`i*sphe*roid"al (?), a. Formed like a half spheroid.