Section, sek′shun,n.act of cutting: a division: a portion: a distinct part of a book: the plan of any object cut through, as it were, to show its interior: the line formed by the intersection of two surfaces: the surface formed when a solid is cut by a plane: one of the squares, each containing 640 acres, into which the public lands of the United States are divided: (zool.) a group: the sign §, as a mark of reference.—v.t.to divide into sections, as a ship; to reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.—adjs.Sec′tile,Sec′tive, capable of being cut.—n.Sectil′ity.—adj.Sec′tional, pertaining to a section or distinct part: local.—n.Sec′tionalism, the spirit of a class, commercial or political.—adv.Sec′tionally.—ns.Sec′tion-beam, in warping, a roller which receives the yarn from the spools;Sec′tion-cut′ter, an instrument used for making sections for microscopic work.—v.t.Sec′tionise, to render sectional in scope or spirit.—ns.Sec′tion-lin′er, a draftsman's instrument for ruling parallel lines;Sec′tion-plane, a cut surface;Sec′tioplanog′raphy, a method of laying down the sections of engineering work in railways;Sec′tiuncle, a petty sect.
Sector, sek′tur,n.that which cuts: that which is cut off: a portion of the circle between two radii and the intercepted arc: a mathematical instrument for finding a fourth proportional: an astronomical instrument: (mech.) a toothed gear, the face of which is the arc of a circle.—adjs.Sec′toral;Sectō′rial, adapted or intended for cutting.—n.a scissor-tooth. [L.sector—secāre, to cut.]
Secular, sek′ū-lar,adj.pertaining to an age or generation: coming or observed only once in a century: permanent: lay or civil, as opposed to clerical: (geol.) gradually becoming appreciable in the course of ages: pertaining to the present world, or to things not spiritual: not bound by monastic rules.—n.a layman: an ecclesiastic, as a parish priest, not bound by monastic rules.—n.Secularisa′tion, the state of being secularised.—v.t.Sec′ularise, to make secular: to convert from spiritual to common use.—ns.Sec′ularism;Sec′ularist, one who, discarding religious belief and worship, applies himself exclusively to the things of this life: one who holds that education should be apart from religion;Secular′ity, state of being secular or worldly: worldliness.—adv.Sec′ularly.—n.Sec′ularness. [L.secularis—seculum, an age, a generation.]
Secund, sē′kund,n.(bot.,zool.) unilateral.
Secundarius, sek-un-dā′ri-us,n.a lay-vicar.
Secundate, sē-kun′dāt,v.t.to make prosperous.—n.Secundā′tion.
Secundine, sek′un-din,n.the afterbirth: (bot.) inner coat of an ovule, within the primine.
Secundogeniture, sē-kun′do-jen′i-tūr,n.the right of inheritance pertaining to a second son.
Seoundum, sē-kun′dum,prep.according to.—Secundum artem, artificially: skilfully: professionally;Secundum naturam, naturally;Secundum quid, in some respects only;Secundum veritatem, universally valid.
Secure, sē-kūr′,adj.without care or anxiety, careless (B.): free from fear or danger: safe: confident: incautious: in safe keeping: of such strength as to ensure safety.—v.t.to make safe: to guard from danger: to seize and confine: to get hold of: to make one's self master of: (obs.) to plight or pledge: to render certain: to guarantee: to fasten.—adj.Secūr′able, that may be secured.—n.Secur′ance, assurance, confirmation.—adv.Secūre′ly.—ns.Secūre′ment;Secūre′ness;Secūr′er, one who, or that which, secures or protects;Secūr′itan, one who dwells in fancied security;Secūr′ity, state of being secure: freedom from fear: carelessness: protection: certainty: a pledge: (pl.) bonds or certificates in evidence of debt or property.—Secure arms, to guard the firearms from becoming wet. [L.securus—se-(forsine), without,cura, care.]
Securicula, sek-ū′-rik′ū-la,n.a little ax, a votive offering in this form.
Securifer, sē-kū′ri-fėr,n.a sawfly.—adjs.Secūrif′erous;Secū′riform, axe-shaped.
Securigera, sek-ū-rij′e-ra,n.a genus of leguminous plants—thehatchet-vetch,axe-fitch.
Securipalpi, sē-kūr-i-pal′pī,n.a group of beetles.
Securite, sek′ūr-īt,n.a modern high explosive in the form of a yellowish powder.
Sed, sed,n.a line fastening a fish-hook: a snood.
Sedan Chair.
Sedan, sē-dan′,n.a covered chair for one, carried on two poles, generally by two bearers: a hand-barrow for fish. [Invented atSedan, in France.]
Sedate, sē-dāt′,adj.quiet: serene: serious.—adv.Sedāte′ly.—n.Sedāte′ness, composure: tranquillity.—adj.Sed′ative, tending to make sedate: moderating: allaying irritation or pain.—n.a medicine that allays irritation or pain. [L.sedāre,-ātum, to seat, akin tosedēre, to sit.]
Se defendendo, sē dē-fen-den′dō,n.the plea of a person charged with slaying another, that it was in his own defence.
Sedentaria, sed-en-tā′ri-a,n.pl.the tubicolous worms: the sedentary spiders.
Sedentary, sed′en-tā-ri,adj.sitting much: passed chiefly in sitting: requiring much sitting: inactive: (zool.) not migratory: not errant: lying in wait, as a spider: not free-swimming: motionless, as a protozoan.—adj.Sē′dent, at rest.—adv.Sed′entarily.—n.Sed′entariness. [L.sedentarius—sedēre, to sit.]
Sederunt, sē-dē′runt,n.in Scotland, the sitting of a court.—Acts of sederunt, ordinances of the Scottish Court of Session. [L., 'they sat'—sedēre, to sit.]
Sedes impedita, sē′dezim-pē-dī′ta,a term for a papal or episcopal see when there is a partial cessation by the incumbent of his episcopal duties.—Sedes vacans(sē-dezvā′kanz),a term of canon law to designate a papal or episcopal see when vacant.
Sedge, sej,n.a kind of flag or coarse grass growing in swamps and rivers.—adj.Sedged, composed of sedge or flags.—ns.Sedge′-hen, a marsh-hen;Sedge′-war′bler, a reed-warbler, the sedge-wren.—adj.Sedg′y, overgrown with sedge. [Older formseg—A.S.secg; cf. Low Ger.segge.]
Sedge, sej,n.a flock of herons, bitterns, or cranes. [A variant ofsiege.]
Sedigitated, sē-dij′i-tā-ted,adj.having six fingers on one hand.
Sedilia.
Sedilium, sē-dil′i-um,n.one of a row of seats in a Roman amphitheatre: a seat in the chancel of a church near the altar for the officiating clergyman—sometimesSēdī′le:—pl.Sēdil′ia. [L.]
Sediment, sed′i-ment,n.what settles at the bottom of a liquid: dregs.—adj.Sedimen′tary, pertaining to, consisting of, or formed by sediment.—n.Sedimentā′tion. [L.sedimentum—sedēre, to sit.]
Sedition, sē-dish′un,n.insurrection: any offence against the State next to treason.—n.Sēdi′tionary, an inciter to sedition.—adj.Sedi′tious, pertaining to, or exciting, sedition: turbulent.—adv.Sēdi′tiously.—n.Sedi′tiousness. [Fr.,—L.seditio—se-, away,īre,ītum, to go.]
Seduce, sē-dūs′,v.t.to draw aside from rectitude: to entice: to corrupt: to cause a woman to surrender her chastity through persuasion, entreaty, under promise of marriage, &c.—ns.Sēdūce′ment, act of seducing or drawing aside: allurement;Sēdū′cer.—adj.Sēdū′cible.—adv.Sēdū′cingly.—n.Sēduc′tion, act of seducing or enticing from virtue, any enticement to evil: the act of fraudulently depriving an unmarried woman of her chastity.—adj.Sēduc′tive, tending to seduce or draw aside: assiduous.—adv.Sēduc′tively.—ns.Sēduc′tiveness;Sēduc′tor, one who leads astray. [L.seducĕre—se-, aside,ducĕre,ductum, to lead.]
Sedulous, sed′ū-lus,adj.diligent: constant.—ns.Sēdū′lity,Sed′ulousness.—adv.Sed′ulously. [L.sedulus—sedēre, to sit.]
Sedum, sē′dum,n.a genus of polypetalous plants, as stone-crop. [L., a house-leek.]
See, sē,n.the seat or jurisdiction of a bishop or archbishop: a throne.—Holy See, the papal court. [O. Fr.se,siet—L.sedes—sedēre, to sit.]
See, sē,v.t.to perceive by the eye: to observe: to discover: to remark: to bring about as a result: to wait upon, escort: to receive: to consult for any particular purpose: to suffer, experience: to meet and accept by staking a similar sum: to visit: to discern: to understand.—v.i.to look or inquire: to be attentive: to apprehend: to consider:—pa.t. saw;pa.p.seen.—interj.look! behold!—adj.See′able, capable of being seen.—n.Sē′er, one who sees or who foresees, a prophet.—See about a thing, to consider it;See one through, to aid in accomplishing or doing, esp. something difficult or dangerous;See out, to see to the end: to outdo;See through one, to understand one thoroughly;See to, to look after: (B.) to behold;See to it, look well to it.—Have soon one's best days, to be now on the decline;Let me see, a phrase employed to express consideration. [A.S.séon; Ger.sehen, Dut.zien.]
See-bright, sē′-brīt,n.the common clary.
See-catchie, sē′-kach′i,n.the male fur-seal.
See-cawk, sē′-kawk,n.the common American skunk.
Seed, sēd,n.the thing sown: the male fecundating fluid, semen, sperm, milt, spat, the substance produced by plants and animals from which new plants and animals are generated: first principle: original: descendants: children: race: red-seed: a small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.—v.i.to produce seed: to grow to maturity.—v.t.to sow: to plant: to graft.—ns.Seed′-bag, a bag for seeds;Seed′-bed, a piece of ground for receiving seed;Seed′-bird, the water-wagtail;Seed′-bud, the bud or germ of the seed;Seed′-cake, a sweet cake containing aromatic seeds;Seed′-coat, the exterior coat of a seed;Seed′-cod, a basket for holding seed;Seed′-cor′al, coral in small and irregular pieces;Seed′-corn, corn to be used for sowing;Seed′-crush′er, an instrument for crushing seeds to express the oil;Seed′-down, the down on cotton, &c.;Seed′-drill, a machine for sowing seed in rows;Seed′-eat′er, a granivorous bird.—adj.Seed′ed, bearing seed, full-grown: sown: (her.) having the stamens indicated.—ns.Seed′-embroi′dery, embroidery in which seeds form parts of the design;Seed′er, a seed-drill: an apparatus for removing seeds from fruit: a seed-fish;Seed′-field, a field in which seed is raised;Seed′-finch, a South American finch;Seed′-fish, roe or spawn;Seed′-fowl, a bird that feeds on grain.—adj.Seed′ful, rich in promise.—ns.Seed′-gall, a small gall;Seed′-grain, corn for seed.—adv.Seed′ily.—ns.Seed′iness, the state of being seedy: shabbiness: exhaustion;Seed′ing;Seed′ing-machine′, an agricultural machine for sowing;Seed′ing-plough, a plough fitted with a hopper from which seed is automatically deposited;Seed′-lac(seeLac, 2);Seed′-leaf, a cotyledon;Seed′-leap, a seed-basket.—adj.Seed′less, having no seeds.—ns.Seed′linga plant reared from the seed—alsoadj.;Seed′-lobe, a cotyledon or seed-leaf;Seed′ness(Shak.), seedtime;Seed′-oil, oil expressed from seeds.—ns.pl.Seed′-oy′sters, very young oysters;Seed′-pearls, very small or imperfect pearls strung together on horse-hair and attached to mother-of-pearl, &c., for ornament—used also in the composition of electuaries, &c.—ns.Seed′-plant′er, a seeder for planting seed on hills;Seed′-plot, a piece of nursery-ground, a hot-bed;Seed′-sheet, the sheet containing the seed of the sower;Seeds′man, one who deals in seeds: a sower:—pl.Seeds′men;Seed′-sow′er, a broadcast seeding-machine;Seed′-stalk, the funiculus;Seed′-tick, a young tick;Seed′time, the time or season for sowing seed;Seed′-vess′el, the pericarp which contains the seeds;Seed′-weev′il, a small weevil which infests seeds;Seed′-wool, cotton-wool from which the seeds have not been removed.—adj.Seed′y, abounding with seed: run to seed: having the flavour of seeds: worn out: out of sorts, looking or feeling unwell: shabby.—n.Seed′y-toe, a diseased condition of a horse's foot. [A.S.sǽd—sáwan, to sow; Ice.sádh, Ger.saat.]
Seeing, sē′ing,n.sight: vision.—conj.since: because: taking into account.—n.See′ing-stone(obs.), a looking-glass, a divining crystal.
Seek, sēk,v.t.to go in search of: to look for: to try to find or gain: to ask for: to solicit: to pursue: to consult.—v.i.to make search or inquiry: to try: to use solicitation: (B.) to resort to:—pa.t.andpa.p.sought.—ns.Seek′er, an inquirer: one of a sect in the time of Cromwell: (anat.) tracer;Seek′-no-far′ther, a reddish winter apple;Seek′-sorr′ow(obs.), a self-tormentor.—Sought after, in demand, desired; To seek, to be sought: at a loss, without knowledge or resources, helpless. [A.S.sécan; cf. Dut.zoeken, Ger.suchen.]
Seel, sēl,v.t.to close the eyes of by sewing the eyelids together, as a hawk: to blind, hoodwink. [O. Fr.siller,ciller—cil—L.cilium, eyelash.]
Seel, sēl,n.(prov.) good fortune, happiness: opportunity, season.—n.Seel′iness.—adj.Seel′y(Spens.), silly, innocent: fortunate, happy, good: simple: trifling.—n.good fortune: bliss: (Scot.) opportunity. [A.S.sǽl, time—sǽl, propitious.]
Seel, sēl,v.i.to lean to one side, to pitch or roll.—n.a roll of a ship. [Prob. related tosail.]
Seelde, sēld,adv.(Spens.) seldom.
Seem, sēm,v.i.to appear: to have a show: to look: to pretend, to assume an air: to appear to one's self.—v.t.(B.) to befit: to become.—n.Seem′er.—adj.Seem′ing, apparent: specious: ostensible.—n.appearance: semblance: a false appearance: way of thinking.—adv.Seem′ingly.—n.Seem′ingness.—adj.Seem′less(Spens.), unseemly: indecorous.—n.Seem′liness.—adj.Seem′ly(comp.Seem′lier, superl.Seem′liest), becoming: suitable: decent: handsome.—adv.in a decent or suitable manner.—n.Seem′lyhed(Spens.), decent comely appearance.—It seems, it appears: it seems to me. [A.S.séman, to satisfy, to suit; or prob. direct from Scand., Ice.sæma, to honour, conform to.]
Seen, sēn,pa.p.ofsee.
Seen, sēn,adj.skilled, experienced: manifest.
Seep, sēp,v.i.to ooze gently: to trickle: to drain off.—n.Seep′age.—adj.Seep′y. [Sipe.]
Seer, sēr,n.one who foresees events: a prophet: a soothsayer.—n.Seer′ship.
Seer-fish, sēr′-fish,n.a longish scombroid fish, valuable for food.—AlsoSeir′-fish.
Seersucker, sēr-suk′ėr,n.a thin East Indian linen fabric.
Seesaw, sē′saw,n.motion to and fro, as in the act of sawing: a play among children, in which two seated at opposite ends of a board supported in the centre move alternately up and down.—adj.moving up and down, or to and fro: reciprocal.—v.i.to move backwards and forwards. [Prob. a redup. ofsaw.]
Seethe, sēth,v.t.to boil: to cook in hot liquid: to soak.—v.i.to be boiling: to be hot:—pa.t.seethed or sod;pa.p.seethed orsodd′en.—n.Seeth′er. [A.S.seóthan; Ice.sjótha, Ger.sieden.]
Seetulputty, sē′tul-put-i,n.a Bengalese grass mat for sleeping on. [Hind.]
Seg, seg,n.a castrated bull.
Seg, seg,n.sedge: the yellow flower-de-luce.—n.Seg′gan(Scot.).
Seggar, seg′ar,n.a case of clay in which fine pottery is enclosed while baking in the kiln. [Saggar.]
Seggrom, seg′rom,n.the ragwort.
Seghol, se-gōl′,n.a vowel-point in Hebrew with sound ofeinpen, placed under a consonant, thusseghol.—n.Segh′ōlāte, a dissyllabic noun form with tone-long vowel in the first and a short seghol in the second syllable.
Segment, seg′ment,n.a part cut off: a portion: (geom.) the part of a circle cut off by a straight line: the part of a sphere cut off by a plane: a section: one of the parts into which a body naturally divides itself: (her.) a bearing representing one part only of a rounded object.—v.t.andv.i.to divide or become divided.—adj.Segmen′tal, being a segment: in embryology, noting the rudimental venal organs.—adv.Segmen′tally.—adjs.Seg′mentary,Seg′mentate.—n.Segmentā′tion, the act of cutting into segments.—adj.Segmen′ted.—ns.Seg′ment-gear, a gear extending over an arc only of a circle, providing a reciprocating motion;Seg′ment-rack, a rack having a cogged surface;Seg′ment-saw, a circular saw used for cutting veneers;Seg′ment-shell, a modern form of projectile for artillery. [L.segmentum—secāre, to cut.]
Segnitude, seg′ni-tūd,n.sluggishness, inactivity, [L.segnitia, slowness,segnis, slow.]
Segno, sā′nyō,n.(mus.) a sign to mark the beginning or end of repetitions—abbreviatedsegno. [It.,—L.signum, a mark.]
Sego, sē′gō,n.a showy plant of the United States.
Segreant, seg′rē-ant,adj.an epithet of the griffin: (her.) equivalent to rampant and salient.
Segregate, seg′rē-gāt,v.t.to separate from others.—adj.separate from others of the same kind: (geol.) separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.—n.Segregā′tion. [L.segregāre,-ātum—se-, apart,grex,gregis, a flock.]
Seguidilla, seg-i-dēl′yä,n.a lively Spanish dance for two: music for such a dance.
Seiche, sāsh,n.a remarkable fluctuation of the level observed on the Lake of Geneva and other Swiss lakes, probably due to local variations in the barometric pressure. [Fr.]
Seidlitz, sēd′litz,adj.saline water of or fromSeidlitzin northern Bohemia, also a saline aperient powder.
Seignior,Seigneur, sē′nyor,n.a title of honour and address in Europe to elders or superiors: the lord of a manor.—ns.Seign′iorage,Seign′orage, a royalty: a share of profit: a percentage on minted bullion;Seignioral′ty, the authority or the territory of a seignior or lord.—adjs.Seigniorial(sē-nyō′ri-al),Seigneu′rial,Signō′rial, manorial.—v.t.Seign′iorise, to lord it over.—ns.Seign′iory,Seign′ory, the power or authority of a seignior or lord: a domain, a lordship without a manor, or that of manor whose lands were held by free tenants: the elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic.—Grand Seignior, the Sultan of Turkey. [Fr.seigneur—L.senior—senex, old. In Late. L.senioris sometimes equivalent todominus, lord.]
Seil, sīl,v.t.(Scot.) to strain.—n.a strainer. [Sile.]
Seine, sān, or sēn,n.a large net for catching fish.—v.t.to catch with such.—ns.Seine′-boat;Seine′-en′gine, a steam-engine used in hauling seines;Seine′-gang, a body of men engaged in seining, with their boats and other gear;Sein′er, one who seines: a vessel engaged in purse-seining for mackerel;Sein′ing, the art of using the seine. [Fr.,—L.sagena—Gr.sagēnē, a fishing-net.]
Seirospore, sī′rō-spōr,n.one of the non-sexual spores arranged in a chain in certain florideous algæ.—adj.Seirospor′ic.
Seised, sēzd,adj.(Spens.) taken possession of.—n.Seis′in(Spens.), possession.
Seismograph, sīs′mō-graf,n.an instrument for registering the shocks and concussions of earthquakes, a seismometer.—adjs.Seis′mal;Seis′mic, belonging to an earthquake.—ns.Seis′mogram, the record made by a seismometer;Seismog′rapher.—adjs.Seismograph′ic,-al, connected with the seismograph.—n.Seismog′raphy, the study of earthquake phenomena.—adjs.Seismolog′ic,-al.—ns.Seismol′ogist, a student of earthquake phenomena;Seis′mologue, a catalogue of earthquake observations;Seismol′ogy, the science of earthquakes and volcanoes;Seismom′eter, an instrument for measuring shakings, tremors, and tiltings of the earth.—adjs.Seismom′etric,-al.—ns.Seismom′etry, the measuring the phenomena of earthquakes;Seis′moscope, a name of the simpler form of seismometer.—adj.Seismoscop′ic. [Gr.seismos, an earthquake,graphein, to write.]
Seison, sī′son,n.a genus of parasitic leech-like rotifers.
Seisura, sī-sū′ra,n.a genus of Australian fly-catchers.
Seity, sē′i-ti,n.something peculiar to one's self.
Seiurus, sī-ū′rus,n.the genus of birds including the American wagtails.
Seize, sēz,—v.t.to take possession of forcibly: to take hold of: to grasp: to apprehend by legal authority: to come upon suddenly: to lash or make fast.—v.i.to lay hold of with the claws: in metallurgy, to cohere.—adj.Seiz′able.—ns.Seiz′er;Seiz′ing, the act of taking hold: (naut.) the operation of lashing with several turns of a cord. [O. Fr.saisir(Prov.sazir, to take possession of)—Old High Ger.sazzan, to set, Ger.setzen, Eng.set.]
Seizin,Seisin, sē′zin,n.the taking possession of an estate as of freehold: the thing possessed—the same asSasine(q.v.).—n.Seiz′or, one who takes legal possession.
Seizure, sē′zhūr,n.act of seizing: capture: grasp: the thing seized: a sudden attack.
Sejant,Sejeant, sē′jant,adj.(her.) sitting. [Fr.séant, pr.p. ofseoir—L.sedēre, to sit.]
Sejoin, sē-join′,v.t.(obs.) to separate.—n.Sejunc′tion, separation.
Sejugous, sē′jōō-gus,adj.(bot.) having six pairs of leaflets. [L.sejugis—sex, six,jugum, a yoke.]
Sekos, sē′kos,n.in Greek antiquities, any sacred enclosure, a sanctuary, cella of the temple.
Sel, sel,n.(Scot.) self.
Selache, sel′a-kē,n.a genus of sharks.—adjs.Selā′chian,Sel′achioid. [Gr.selachos, a sea-fish.]
Selaginella, sē-laj-i-nel′a,n.a genus of heterosporous cryptogams, allied to club-moss.
Selah, sē′lä,n.in the Psalms, a transliterated Hebrew word (connected by Gesenius withsālāh, rest), supposed to be a direction in the musical rendering of a passage, probably meaning 'pause.'
Selandria, sē-lan′dri-a,n.a genus of saw-flies.
Selasphorus, sē-las′fō-rus,n.the genus of lightning hummers.
Selcouth, sel′kōōth,adj.(Spens.) rarely known, uncommon.—adv.Sel′couthly. [A.S.selcúthforseldcúth—seld, seldom,cúth—known,cunnan, to know.]
Seld, seld,adj.(Spens.) rare, uncommon.—adv.seldom, rarely.—adjs.Seld′seen, rarely seen;Seld′-shown(Shak.), rarely shown. [Seldom.]
Seldom, sel′dum,adv.rarely: not often.—n.Sel′domness.—adv.Sel′dom-times. [A.S.seldum,seldan—seld(adj.), rare; Ger.selten.]
Select, sē-lekt′,v.t.to pick out from a number by preference: to choose: to cull.—adj.picked out: nicely chosen: choice: exclusive.—adj.Selec′ted.—adv.Selec′tedly.—ns.Selec′tedness;Selec′tion, act of selecting: things selected: a book containing select pieces.—adj.Selec′tive.—adv.Selec′tively, by selection.—ns.Select′man, in New England towns, one of a board of officers chosen annually to manage various local concerns;Select′ness;Select′or.—Select meeting, in the Society of Friends, a meeting of ministers and elders.—Natural selection, the preservation of some forms of animal and vegetable life and the destruction of others by the ordinary operation of natural causes. [L.seligĕre,selectum—se-, aside,legĕre, to choose.]
Selene, sē-lē′nē,n.(Gr. myth.) the goddess of the moon, the LatinLuna—alsoPhœbe: a genus of carangoid fishes, the moon-fishes.—n.Selē′niscope, an instrument for observing the moon.—adj.Selēnocen′tric, having relation to the centre of the moon.—ns.Selē′nograph, a delineation of the moon;Selēnog′rapher, a student of selenography.—adjs.Selēnograph′ic,-al.—ns.Selēnog′raphist, a selenographer;Selēnog′raphy, description of the moon.—adj.Selēnolog′ical, pertaining to the physiography of the moon.—ns.Selēnol′ogist, a selenographer;Selēnol′ogy, selenography.—adj.Selēnōtrop′ic, turning to the moon.—ns.Selēnot′ropism,Selēnot′ropy. [Gr.selēnē.]
Selenite, sel′en-īt,n.a transparent and beautiful variety of gypsum: a salt of selenium: a supposed inhabitant of the moon.—adjs.Selenit′ic;Selenitif′erous. [Gr.selēnitēs(lithos, stone), moon-like—selēnē, the moon.]
Selenites, sel-ē-nī′tez,n.pl.a genus of coleopterous insects.
Selenium, sē-lē′ni-um,n.an element discovered by Berzelius in the refuse of a sulphuric-acid factory in 1817.—n.Sel′ēnate, a compound of selenic acid with a base.—adjs.Selen′ic,Selē′nious.—n.Sel′enide, a compound of selenium with one other element or radical—alsoSelē′niuret.—adjs.Selenif′erous;Selē′niuretted, containing selenium. [Gr.sēlēne, the moon.]
Selenodont, sē-lē′nō-dont,adj.having crescentic ridges on the crown, as molar teeth.
Seleucidæ, se-lū′si-dē,n.pl.the descendants ofSeleucusI., surnamed Nicator, who governed Syria from 312B.C.to 65B.C.
Seleucides, se-lū′si-dēz,n.a genus containing the twelve-wired bird of Paradise.
Self, self,n.one's own person: one's personal interest: one's own personal interest, selfishness: a flower having its colour uniform as opposed to variegated:—pl.Selves(selvz).—adj.very: particular: one's own: simple, plain, unmixed with any other.—ns.Self′-aban′donment, disregard of self;Self′-abase′ment, abasement through consciousness of unworthiness.—adj.Self′-absorbed′, absorbed in one's own thoughts.—ns.Self′-abuse′, the abuse of one's own person or powers: self-pollution;Self′-accusā′tion, the act of accusing one's self.—adjs.Self′-accus′atory;Self′-act′ing, acting of, or by, itself, specially denoting a machine or mechanism which does of itself something that is ordinarily done by manual labour.—n.Self′-activ′ity, an inherent power of acting.—adj.Self′-adjust′ing, requiring no external adjustment.—n.Self′-admis′sion(Shak.), admission of one's self.—n.pl.Self′-affairs′(Shak.), one's own affairs.—adjs.Self′-affect′ed(Shak.), affected well towards one's self;Self′-affright′ed(Shak.), frightened at one's self.—n.Self′-applause′, applause of one's self.—adjs.Self′-appoint′ed, nominated by one's self;Self′-approv′ing, implying approval of one's own conduct;Self′-assert′ing, given to asserting one's opinion: putting one's self forward.—n.Self′-asser′tion.—adj.Self′-assumed′, assumed by one's own act.—n.Self′-assump′tion, conceit.—adj.Self′-begot′ten, generated or originated by one's own powers.—n.Self′-bind′er, the automatic binding apparatus attached to some reaping-machines.—adj.Self′-blind′ed, led astray by one's self.—n.Self′-blood′(obs.), direct progeny: suicide.—adj.Self′-born′, born or produced by one's self.—n.Self′-boun′ty(Shak.), native goodness.—adj.Self′-cen′tred, centred in self.—n.Self′-char′ity(Shak.), love of one's self.—adjs.Self′-clō′sing, shutting automatically;Self′-collect′ed, self-possessed: self-contained;Self′-col′oured, of the natural colour: dyed in the wool: coloured with a single tint: (hort.) uniform in colour.—ns.Self′-command′, self-control;Self′-complā′cency, satisfaction with one's self, or with one's own performances.—adj.Self′-complā′cent, pleased with one's self: self-satisfied.—n.Self′-conceit′, an over-high opinion of one's self, one's own abilities, &c.: vanity.—adj.Self′-conceit′ed, having a high opinion of one's self, of one's own merits, abilities, &c.: vain.—ns.Self′-conceit′edness;Self′-condemnā′tion, condemnation by one's own conscience: a self-condemning.—adjs.Self′-condemned′;Self′-condemn′ing.—n.Self′-con′fidence, confidence in, or reliance on, one's own powers: self-reliance.—adj.Self′-con′fident, confident of one's own powers: in the habit of relying on one's own powers.—adv.Self′-con′fidently.—adj.Self′-confī′ding, relying on one's own powers.—n.Self′-congratulā′tion, the act of felicitating one's self.—adjs.Self′-con′jugate, conjugate to itself;Self′-con′scious, conscious of one's acts or states as originating in one's self: conscious of being observed by others.—n.Self′-con′sciousness, the act or state of being self-conscious: consciousness of being observed by others.—adj.Self′-consid′ering, considering in one's own mind, deliberating.—n.Self′-consist′ency, consistency with one's self, or principles.—adjs.Self′-consist′ent;Self′-con′stituted, constituted by one's self;Self′-consū′ming, consuming one's self, or itself:Self′-contained′, wrapped up in one's self, reserved: of a house, not approached by an entrance common to others: complete in itself.—ns.Self′-contempt′, contempt for one's self;Self′-content′, self-complacency;Self′-contradic′tion, the act or fact of contradicting one's self: a statement of which the terms are mutually contradictory.—adj.Self′-contradict′ory.—n.Self′-control′, control or restraint exercised over one's self: self-command.—adj.Self′-convict′ed, convicted by one's own inner consciousness, or avowal.—n.Self′-convic′tion.—adjs.Self′-correspond′ing, corresponding to itself;Self′-cov′ered, clothed in one's native semblance.—ns.Self′-creā′tion, the act of coming into existence by the vitality of one's own nature;Self′-crit′icism, criticism of one's self;Self′-cult′ure, culture or education of one's self without the aid of teachers;Self′-dān′ger(Shak.), danger from one's self;Self′-deceit′, deception respecting one's self;Self′-deceiv′er, one who deceives himself;Self′-decep′tion, the act of deceiving one's own self;Self′-defence′, the act of defending one's own person, property, &c. (Art of self-defence, boxing, pugilism);Self′-delā′tion, accusation of one's self;Self′-delū′sion, delusion respecting one's self;Self′-denī′al, the denial of one's self: the non-gratifying of one's own appetites or desires.—adj.Self′-deny′ing.—adv.Self′-deny′ingly.—n.Self′-depend′ence, reliance on one's self.—adj.Self′-depend′ent.—n.Self′-depreciā′tion, depreciation of one's self.—adj.Self′-deprē′ciātive.—ns.Self′-despair′, a despairing view of one's prospects, &c.;Self′-destruc′tion, the destruction of one's self: suicide.—adj.Self′-destruc′tive.—n.Self′-determinā′tion, determination by one's self without extraneus impulse.—adjs.Self′-deter′mined;Self′-deter′mining.—n.Self′-devel′opment, spontaneous development.—adj.Self′-devō′ted.—n.Self′-devō′tion, self-sacrifice.—adj.Self′-devour′ing, devouring one's self.—ns.Self′-dispar′agement, disparagement of one's self;Self′-dispraise′, censure of one's self;Self′-distrust′, want of confidence in one's own powers.—adjs.Self′-ed′ucated, educated by one's own efforts alone;Self′-elect′ive, having the right to elect one's self.—n.Self-end′(obs.), an end for one's self alone.—adj.Self′-endeared′, self-loving.—ns.Self′-enjoy′ment, internal satisfaction;Self′-esteem′, the esteem or good opinion of one's self;Self′-estimā′tion;Self′-ev′idence.—adj.Self′-ev′ident, evident of itself or without proof: that commands assent.—adv.Self′-ev′idently.—ns.Self′-evolū′tion, development by inherent power;Self′-exaltā′tion, the exaltation of self;Self′-exam′inant, one who examines himself;Self′-examinā′tion, a scrutiny into one's own state, conduct, &c., esp. with regard to one's religious feelings and duties;Self′-exam′ple, one's own example.—adj.Self′-ex′ecuting, needing no legislation to enforce it.—n.Self′-exist′ence.—adjs.Self′-exist′ent, existing of or by himself or itself, independent of any other cause;Self′-explan′atory, obvious, bearing its meaning in its own face.—n.Self′-explicā′tion, the power of explaining one's self.—adjs.Self-faced′, undressed or unhewn;Self-fed′, fed by one's self.—n.Self′-feed′er, a self-feeding apparatus.—adj.Self′-feed′ing, feeding automatically.—ns.Self′-fertilisā′tion;Self′-fertil′ity, ability to fertilise itself.—adjs.Self′-fig′ured, figured or described by one's self;Self′-flatt′ering, judging one's self too favourably.—n.Self′-flatt′ery, indulgence in reflections too favourable to one's self.—adjs.Self′-foc′using, focusing without artificial adjustment;Self′-forget′ful, devoted to others, and forgetful of one's own interests.—adv.Self′-forget′fully.—adjs.Self′-gath′ered, wrapped up in one's self;Self-glazed′, covered with glass of a single tint;Self′-glō′rious, springing from vainglory or vanity: boastful;Self′-gov′erning.—ns.Self′-gov′ernment, self-control: government by the joint action of the mass of the people: democracy;Self′-gratulā′tion, congratulation of one's self.—adj.Self′-harm′ing, injuring one's self.—n.Self-heal′, prunella: the burnet saxifrage.—adj.Self′-heal′ing, having the power of healing itself.—ns.Self-help′, working for one's self;Self′hood, existence as a separate person: conscious personality.—adj.Self′-ī′dolised, regarded with extreme complacency by one's self.—n.Self′-import′ance, a high estimate of one's own importance: egotism: pomposity.—adjs.Self′-import′ant;Self′-imposed′, taken voluntarily on one's self;Self′-im′potent(bot.), unable to fertilise itself.—n.Self′-indul′gence, undue gratification of one's appetites or desires.—adj.Self′-indul′gent.—n.Self′-infec′tion, infection of the entire organism from a local lesion.—adj.Self′-inflict′ed, inflicted by one's self.—n.Self′-in′terest, private interest: regard to one's self.—adj.Self′-in′terested.—n.Self′-involū′tion, mental abstraction.—adjs.Self′-involved′, wrapped up in one's self;Self′ish, chiefly or wholly regarding one's own self: void of regard to others (Selfish theory of morals, the theory that man acts from the consideration of what will give him the most pleasure).—adv.Self′ishly.—ns.Self′ishness;Self′ism;Self′ist;Self′-justificā′tion, justification of one's self.—adjs.Self′-kin′dled, kindled of itself;Self′-know′ing, knowing of one's own self: possessed of self-consciousness.—n.Self′-knowl′edge, the knowledge of one's own character, abilities, worth, &c.—adjs.Self-left′, left to one's self;Self′less, having no regard to self, unselfish.—ns.Self′lessness, freedom from selfishness;Self-life′, a life only for one's own gratification.—adjs.Self′-like, exactly similar;Self′-lim′ited(path.), tending to spontaneous recovery after a certain course.—n.Self-love′, the love of one's self: tendency to seek one's own welfare or advantage: desire of happiness.—adjs.Self′-lov′ing, full of self-love;Self′-lum′inous, possessing the property of emitting light;Self-made′, made by one's self; denoting a man who has risen to a high position from poverty or obscurity by his own exertions.—ns.Self′-mas′tery, self-command: self-control;Self′-met′tle(Shak.), mettle or spirit which is natural to one, and not artificially inspired;Self′-mō′tion, spontaneous motion.—adj.Self-moved′, moved spontaneously from within.—ns.Self′-mur′der, the killing of one's self: suicide;Self′-mur′derer;Self′-neglect′ing(Shak.), the neglecting of one's self;Self′ness, egotism: personality;Self′-offence′, one's own offence;Self′-opin′ion, the tendency to form one's own opinion irrespective of that of others.—adjs.Self′-opin′ionated, obstinately adhering to one's own opinion;Self′-orig′inating, springing from one's self.—ns.Self′-partial′ity, overestimate of one's own worth;Self′-percep′tion, the faculty of immediate perception of the soul by itself.—adjs.Self′-perplexed′, perplexed by one's own thoughts;Self′-pī′ous, hypocritical.—n.Self′-pit′y, pity for one's self.—adjs.Self-pleached′(Tenn.), interwoven by natural growth;Self′-pleas′ing, gratifying one's own wishes;Self-poised′, kept well balanced by self-respect.—n.Self′-pollū′tion, self-abuse, masturbation.—adj.Self′-possessed′, calm or collected in mind or manner: undisturbed.—ns.Self′-posses′sion, the possession of one's self or faculties in danger: calmness;Self-praise′, the praise of one's self;Self′-preservā′tion, the preservation of one's self from injury, &c.—adjs.Self′-preser′vative,Self-preser′ving.—ns.Self-pride′, self-esteem;Self′-prof′it, self-interest.—adj.Self′-prop′agating, propagating one's self or itself.—ns.Self′-protec′tion, self-defence;Self′-realisā′tion, the attainment of such development as one's mental and moral nature is capable of.—adjs.Self′-recip′rocal, self-conjugate;Self′-record′ing, making, as an instrument, a record of its own state.—n.Self′-regard′, regard for one's own self.—adjs.Self′-regard′ing;Self′-reg′istering, registering itself: denoting an instrument or machine having a contrivance for recording its own operations;Self′-reg′ulated, regulated by one's self or itself;Self′-reg′ulating, regulating itself;Self′-reg′ulative.—n.Self′-relī′ance, reliance on one's own abilities.—adj.Self′-relī′ant.—n.Self′-renunciā′tion, self-abnegation.—adj.Self′-repel′ling, repelling by its own inherent power.—ns.Self′-repres′sion, the keeping of one's self in the background;Self′-reproach′, the act of reproaching or condemning one's self.—adj.Self′-reproach′ing, reproaching one's self.—adv.Self′-reproach′ingly.—n.Self′-reproof′, the reproof of one's own conscience.—adjs.Self′-reprov′ing, reproving one's self, from conscious guilt;Self′-repug′nant, self-contradictory: inconsistent.—n.Self′-respect′, respect for one's self or one's character.—adjs.Self′-respect′ful;Self′-respect′ing;Self′-restrained′, restrained by one's own will.—ns.Self′-restraint′, a restraint over one's appetites or desires: self-control;Self′-rev′erence, great self-respect.—adjs.Self′-rev′erent;Self′-right′eous, righteous in one's own estimation: pharisaical.—n.Self′-right′eousness, reliance on one's supposed righteousness: sense of one's own merit or goodness, esp. if overestimated.—adjs.Self′-right′ing, that rights itself when capsized;Self′-rolled′, coiled on itself.—n.Self′-sac′rifice, the act of yielding up one's life, interests, &c. for others.—adjs.Self′-sac′rificing, yielding, or disposed to yield, up one's life, interests, &c.;Self′-same, the very same.—ns.Self′-same′ness, sameness as regards self or identity;Self′-satisfac′tion, satisfaction with one's self.—adjs.Self′-sat′isfied, satisfied with the abilities, performances, &c. of one's self;Self′-sat′isfying, giving satisfaction to one's self.—ns.Self-scorn′, a mood in which one entertains scorn for a former mood of self;Self′-seek′er, one who looks only to his own interests.—adj.Self′-seek′ing, seeking unduly one's own interest or happiness.—n.the act of doing so.—adj.Self′-shin′ing, self-luminous.—n.Self′-slaugh′ter(Shak.), the slaughter of one's self: suicide.—adjs.Self′-slaugh′tered, killed by one's self;Self′-ster′ile(bot.), unable to fertilise itself;Self-styled′, called by one's self: pretended;Self′-subdued′(Shak.), subdued by one's own power;Self′-substan′tial(Shak.), composed of one's own substance.—n.Self′-suffi′ciency.—adjs.Self′-suffi′cient, confident in one's own sufficiency: haughty: overbearing;Self′-suffic′ing.—ns.Self′-sugges′tion, determination by causes inherent in the organism;Self′-support′, the maintenance of one's self.—adjs.Self′-support′ed;Self′-support′ing.—n.Self′-surren′der, the yielding up of one's self to another.—adj.Self′-sustained′, sustained by one's own power.—ns.Self′-sus′tenance, self-support;Self-sustentā′tion.—adjs.Self′-taught, taught by one's self;Self′-think′ing, forming one's own opinions: of independent judgment;Self′-tor′turable(Shak.), capable of being tortured by one's self.—ns.Self′-tor′ture;Self-trust′, self-reliance;Self-view′, regard for one's own interest;Self′-vī′olence, violence inflicted upon one's self;Self-will′, obstinacy.—adj.Self-willed′, governed by one's own will.—ns.Self′-willed′ness;Self′-wor′ship, the idolising of one's self;Self′-wor′shipper;Self-wrong′(Shak.), wrong done by a person to himself.—Be beside one's self(seeBeside);Be one's self, to be in full possession of one's powers;By one's self, oritself, apart, alone: without aid of another person or thing. [A.S.self,seolf,sylf; Dut.zelf, Ger.selbe, Goth.silba.]
Selictar, sē-lik′tär,n.the sword-bearer of a Turkish chief. [Turk.silihdār—Pers.silahdār—Ar.silāh, arms, pl. ofsilh, a weapon.]
Selinum, sē-lī′num,n.a genus of umbelliferous plants—milk-parsley. [Gr.selinon, parsley.]
Selion, sel′yon,n.a ridge of land rising between two furrows. [O. Fr.seillon, Fr.sillon, a furrow.]
Seljuk, sel-jōōk′,n.a member of a Turkish family which, under Togrul Beg, grandson of a chief namedSeljuk, overthrew the Abbaside califs of Bagdad about 1050, and gave way before the Osmanli or Ottoman princes.—adj.Selju′kian.
Sell, sel,n.a seat, a throne: (Spens.) a saddle: a saddler.—adj.Sell′iform, saddle-shaped. [O. Fr.selle—L.sella, forsedula, dim. ofsedes, a seat.]
Sell, sel,v.t.to deliver in exchange for something paid as equivalent: to betray for money: to impose upon, cheat.—v.i.to have commerce: to be sold, to be in demand for sale:—pa.t.andpa.p.sōld.—n.a deception.—adj.Sell′able, that can be sold.—n.Sell′er, a furnisher: a vender: a small vessel for holding salt.—Sell one's life dearly, to do great injury to the enemy before one is killed;Sell one up, to sell a debtor's goods;Sell out, to dispose entirely of: to sell one's commission. [A.S.sellan, to hand over; cf. Ice.selja, Goth.saljan.]
Sellanders, sel′an-dėrs,n.an eruption in the tarsus of the horse. [Fr.solandre.]
Seltzer, selt′zėr,n.an effervescing alkaline mineral water brought from Nieder-Selters in Prussia.—n.Selt′zogene, a gazogene (q.v.).
Selvage, sel′vāj,n.that part of cloth which forms an edge of itself without hemming: a border: in mining, that part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side: the edge-plate of a lock—alsoSel′vedge.—adjs.Sel′vaged,Sel′vedged.—n.Selvagēē′, an untwisted skein of rope-yarn marled together. [Old Dut.selfegge, self,self,egge, edge.]
Selves, selvz,pl.ofself.
Semantron, sē-man′tron,n.in the Greek Church, a long bar of wood struck with a mallet to summon worshippers. [Gr.,—sēmainein, to give a signal.]
Semaphore, sem′a-fōr,n.a contrivance for conveying signals, consisting of a mast with arms turned on pivots by means of cords or levers.—adjs.Semaphor′ic,-al, telegraphic—adv.Semaphor′ically. [Gr.sēma, a sign,pherein, to bear.]
Semasiology, sē-mā-si-ol′ō-ji,n.the science of the development of the meanings of words. [Gr.sēmasia—sēmainein, to signify,legein, to speak.]
Semasphere, sem′a-sfēr,n.an aerostatic signalling apparatus. [Gr.sēma, a sign,sphaira, a ball.]
Sematic, sē-mat′ik,adj.significant: indicative, as of danger: ominous.—n.Sematol′ogy, the science of verbal signs in the operations of thinking and reasoning. [Gr.sēma, a sign.]
Sematrope, sem′a-trōp,n.an adaptation of the heliotrope for transmitting military signals. [Gr.sēma, a sign,trepein, to turn.]
Semblable, sem′bla-bl,adj.(Shak.) resembling, similar, like.—n.likeness, resemblance.—adv.Sem′blably(Shak.) in like manner.—n.Sem′blance, likeness: appearance: figure.—adj.Sem′blant, resembling, like.—n.(Spens.) resemblance, figure.—adj.Sem′blative(Shak.), resembling, fit, suitable.—v.i.Sem′ble(obs.), to appear: to dissemble: to practise the art of imitation.—adj.like. [Fr.,—sembler, to seem, to resemble—L.similis, like.]
Semé, se-mā′,adj.(her.) strewn or scattered over with small bearings, powdered. [Fr., sown,semer—L.semināre, to sow.]
Semeiology,Semiology, sē-mī-ol′ō-ji,n.the sum of knowledge of the signs and symptoms of morbid conditions, symptomatology: the science of gesture or sign-language.—n.Semeiog′raphy, the description of the signs or symptoms of disease.—adjs.Semeiolog′ic,-al, pertaining to semeiology;Semeiot′ic, relating to signs, symptomatic.—n.Semeiot′ics, the science of signs: semeiology or symptomatology. [Gr.sēmeion, a mark,legein, to say.]
Semeion, sē-mī′on,n.in ancient prosody, the unit of time: one of the two divisions of a foot: a mark in paleography indicating metrical or other divisions:—pl.Semei′a. [Gr.sēmeion, a mark.]
Semele, sem′e-lē,n.a genus of bivalves. [Gr.Semelē, the mother of Bacchus.]
Semen, sē′men,n.the impregnating fluid of male animals, usually whitish, viscid, containing innumerable spermatozoa. [L.]
Semencine, sē′men-sin,n.santonica.
Semese, se-mēs′,adj.half-eaten. [L.semesus, half-eaten,semi-, half,esus—edĕre, to eat.]
Semester, sē-mes′tėr,n.one of the half-year courses in German universities.—adj.Semes′tral. [L.semestris—sex, six,mensis, a month.]
Semi-, sem′i, a prefix of Latin origin, meaning 'half,' and also less accurately 'partly,' 'incompletely.'—n.andadj.Semiac′id, half-acid, sub-acid.—n.Sem′iangle, the half of a given angle.—adj.Semi-an′nual, half-yearly.—adv.Sem′i-an′nually, once every six months.—adj.Semian′nular, semicircular.—ns.Sem′i-an′thracite, coal intermediate between anthracite and semi-bituminous coal;Sem′i-ape, a lemur.—adjs.Sem′i-aquat′ic(zool.,bot.), entering the water, but not necessarily existing by it;Sem′i-Ā′rian, relating to the Christology of the so-called Semi-Arians (Eusebius of Cæsarea, &c.) who held a middle ground between the Arianhetero-ousiaand the orthodoxhomo-ousiaor co-equality of the Son with the Father, asserting thehomoi-ousia, or similarity of essence.—n.Sem′i-Ā′rianism.—adjs.Sem′i-artic′ulate, loose-jointed;Sem′i-attached′, partially bound by affection or interest;Semibarbā′rian, half-barbarian or savage: partially civilised.—n.Semibreve.Semibar′barism.—adj.Sem′i-bitū′minous, partly bituminous, as coal.—ns.Sem′ibrēve, a musical note, half the length of a breve = 2 minims or 4 crotchets;Sem′ibull, a bull issued by a pope between the time of his election and that of his coronation.—adjs.Sem′icalcā′reous, partly chalky;Sem′i-cal′cined, half-calcined;Semicartilag′inous, gristly;Semicentenn′ial, occurring at the completion of fifty years.—n.a celebration at the end of fifty years.—adj.Semichō′ric.—ns.Semichō′rus, a small number of selected singers;Sem′icircle, half a circle: the figure bounded by the diameter of a circle and half the circumference.—adjs.Sem′icircled;Semicir′cular.—adv.Semicir′cularly.—ns.Semicircum′ference, half of the circumference of a circle;Sem′icirque, a semicircular hollow;Semiclō′sure, half-closure;Sem′icolon, the point (;) marking a division greater than the comma;Semicō′lon-butt′erfly, a butterfly with a silver mark on the under side;Sem′i-col′umn, a half-column.—adjs.Sem′i-colum′nar, flat on one side and rounded on the other;Sem′i-complete′(entom.), incomplete;Sem′i-con′fluent(path.), half-confluent;Sem′i-con′jugate, conjugate and halved;Sem′i-con′scious, half or imperfectly conscious;Sem′i-conver′gent, convergent as a series, while the series of moduli is not convergent.—n.Sem′icope, an outer garment worn by some of the monastic clergy in the Middle Ages.—adjs.Sem′icor′neous, partly horny;Semicor′onate.—n.Sem′icor′onet(entom.), a line of spines half surrounding a part.—adjs.Sem′i-costif′erous, half-bearing a rib;Semicrit′ical, related to a differential equation and its criticoids.—n.Sem′icrome(mus.), a sixteenth note.—adjs.Sem′icrustā′ceous, half-hard;Semicrys′talline, imperfectly crystallised.—n.Semicū′bium, a half-bath.—adjs.Semicylin′drical, resembling a cylinder divided longitudinally;Semidef′inite, half-definite:Sem′i-depend′ent, half-dependent;Sem′ides′ert, half-desert;Sem′idetached′, partly separated: noting one of two houses joined by a party-wall, but detached from other buildings.—ns.Sem′i-diam′eter, half the diameter of a circle: a radius;Sem′i-diapā′son, a diminished octave;Sem′i-diaphanē′ity, half-transparency.—adj.Semi′-diaph′anous, half-transparent.—n.Semidiur′na, a group of lepidopterous insects including the hawk-moth.—adj.Semidiur′nal, accomplished in half a day: (entom.) flying in twilight.—n.Sem′i-dome′, half a dome, esp. as formed by a vertical section.—adj.Sem′idoub′le, having the outermost stamens converted into petals.—n.a festival on which half the antiphon is repeated before and the whole antiphon after the psalm.—n.Sem′i-ef′figy, a representation of a figure seen at half-length only.—adj.Sem′i-ellip′tical, having the form of an ellipse which is cut transversely.—ns.Sem′i-fā′ble, a mixture of truth and fable;Sem′i-faience′, pottery having a transparent glaze instead of the opaque enamel of true faience;Sem′i-fig′ure, a partial human figure in ornamental design.—v.t.Sem′i-flex, to half-bend.—n.Sem′i-flex′ion.—adj.Sem′i-flos′cular.—n.Sem′i-flos′cule, a floret with a strap-shaped corolla.—adjs.Sem′i-flos′culōse,Sem′i-flos′culous, having the corolla split, flattened out, and turned to one side, as in the ligular flowers of composites;Semiflu′id, half or imperfectly fluid;Sem′i-formed, half-formed.—n.Sem′i-frā′ter, a secular benefactor of a religious house, having a share in its intercessory prayers and masses.—adjs.Sem′i-fused′, half-melted;Semiglō′bōse,Semiglob′ular, having the shape of half a sphere.—adv.Semiglob′ularly.—ns.Sem′i-god, a demi-god;Sem′i-independ′ence.—adjs.Sem′i-independ′ent, not fully independent;Sem′i-in′finite, limited at one end and extending to infinity;Sem′i-lig′neous, partially woody: (bot.) having a stem woody at the base and herbaceous at the top;Semi-liq′uid, half-liquid.—n.Semi-liquid′ity.—adjs.Sem′i-log′ical, half-logical, partly logical;Sem′i-lū′cent, half-transparent;Semi-lū′nar, half-moon shaped, as the semi-lunar bone of the wrist;Sem′i-lū′nate, having the form of a half-moon;Sem′i-malig′nant, not very malignant, said of tumours;Sem′i-matūre′, half-ripe.—n.Semimembranō′sus, a long muscle of the back of the thigh.—adjs.Semimem′branous(anat.), partly membranous;Sem′i-men′strual, half-monthly, esp. of an inequality of the tide.—n.Sem′i-met′al, in old chemistry, a metal that is not malleable, as zinc.—adjs.Sem′i-metal′lic;Sem′i-month′ly, occurring twice a month.—n.Semi-mūte′, one who, having lost the faculty of hearing, has also lost the faculty of speech—alsoadj.—adj.Sem′i-nūde′, half-naked.—n.Sem′inymph, the pupa of an insect which undergoes only semi-metamorphosis.—adjs.Sem′i-obscure′, noting the wings of insects when deeply tinged with brownish-gray, but semi-transparent;Sem′i-offic′ial, partly official.—adv.Sem′i-offic′ially.—n.Sem′i-ō′pal, a variety of opal not possessing opalescence.—adj.Sem′i-opaque′, partly opaque.—n.Sem′i-op′tera, a genus of birds—the standard-wings.—adj.Sem′i-orbic′ular, having the shape of half a sphere.—n.Sem′i-or′dinate, half a chord bisected by the transverse diameter of a conic.—adjs.Sem′i-oss′eous, partly bony;Semiō′val, having the form of an oval;Semiovip′arous, imperfectly viviparous;Semipal′mate, half-webbed, as the toes of a bird.—ns.Semipalmā′tion;Semiparab′ola, one branch of a parabola being terminated at the principal vortex of the curve;Sem′iped, in prose, a half-foot.—adjs.Sem′ipedal;Sem′i-Pelā′gian, relating to the theology of the Semi-Pelagians (John Cassianus, &c.), who tried to find a middle course between the Augustinian doctrine of predestination and the Pelagian doctrine of the free-will of man.—n.Sem′i-Pelā′gianism.—adjs.Sem′i-pellū′cid, imperfectly transparent;Sem′ipen′niform, half-penniform;Sem′i-per′fect, nearly perfect;Sem′i-pis′cine, half-fish;Sem′i-plant′igrade, incompletely plantigrade: partly digitigrade;Sem′i-plas′tic, imperfectly plastic.—ns.Semiplotī′na, a group or sub-family of cyprinoid fishes;Sem′iplume, a feather of partly downy structure;Semiquavers.Semiquad′rate, an aspect of two planets when distant from each other 45 degrees;Sem′iquāver, a musical note, half the length of a quaver: something of short duration.—adjs.Sem′i-recon′dite, half-hidden;Sem′i-rē′flex, involuntarily performed, but not entirely independent of the will;Sem′i-reg′ular, pertaining to a quadrilateral having four equal sides, but only pairs of equal angles;Sem′i-retrac′tile, retractile to some extent.—n.Sem′i-ring, a bronchial half-ring.—adjs.Sem′i-sag′ittate(entom.), shaped like the barbed end of a fish-hook;Sem′i-sav′age, semi-barbarian;Sem′i-Sax′on, early Middle English (c. 1150-1250);Sem′i-sep′tate, half-partitioned.—ns.Sem′i-sex′tile, the position of planets when they are distant from each other the twelfth part of a circle, or 30°;Sem′i-smile, a faint smile.—adjs.Sem′i-solid, partially solid;Semispher′ical, having the figure of a half-sphere.—ns.Sem′i-spinā′lis, a deep muscular layer of the back;Sem′i-square, an aspect of two planets when 45 degrees from each other;Sem′i-steel, puddled steel.—adjs.Sem′i-supernat′ural, half-divine and half-human;Sem′i-sū′pinated, placed between supination and pronation.—ns.Sem′i-tan′gent, the tangent of half an arc;Sem′i-tendinō′sus, a fusiform muscle on the back of the thigh.—adjs.Semiten′dinous, tendinous for half its length;Semitērē′te, half-round;Semiter′tian, partly tertian and partly quotidian.—n.Sem′itone, half a tone: one of the lesser intervals of the musical scale, as from B to C.—adj.Semiton′ic.—n.Sem′i-transpā′rency.—adjs.Sem′i-transpārent, half or imperfectly transparent;Sem′i-trop′ical, subtropical;Sem′i-tū′bular, like the half of a tube divided longitudinally;Sem′i-tychon′ic, approximating to Tycho Brahe's astronomical system;Sem′i-un′cial, intermediate between uncial and minuscule.—n.a method of writing Latin and Greek in use in the sixth and seventh centuries.—adjs.Semivit′reous, partially vitreous;Semivit′rified, half-vitrified;Sem′ivive(obs.) half-alive;Sem′i-vō′cal, pertaining to a semivowel: imperfectly sounding.—n.Semivow′el, a half-vowel, a letter possessing the character of both a vowel and a consonant, usually onlywandy, but sometimes including also the liquidslandrand the nasalsmandn.—adj.Sem′i-week′ly, issued twice a week.—Semicylindrical leaf, a leaf elongated, flat on one side, round on the other.