| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To divide into two equal parts.[Websters]
2. To represent the half of; to halve.[Websters] 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: dimidiating, dimidiated, dimidiates, dimidiater, dimidiaters, dimidiatingly and dimidiatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form.[Websters]
2. Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed.[Websters] 3. Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism.[Websters] 4. Being dichotomous. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb dimidiately.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dimidiately) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dimidiate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DIMIDIATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DIMIDIATE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To divide into two equal parts.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Science | Of an involucrellum, covering only the upper half of a perithecium. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
