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hemi-

PRF ครึ่ง krueng

hemicycle

N ส่วน ที่ เป็น ครึ่งวงกลม

hemihedral

A เกี่ยวกับ ครึ่ง หน้า

hemimetabolic

A ที่ ผ่าน กระบวน การเปลี่ยนแปลง รูปร่าง ไม่สมบูรณ์ hemimetabolous

hemin

N คลอไรด์ ของ heme ใช้ ทดสอบ การ มี เลือด haemin

hemiplegia

N อาการ อัมพาต ครึ่ง ซีก ของ ร่างกาย จาก โรค ทาง สมอง หรือ ไขสันหลัง

hemiptera

N แมลง พวก หนึ่ง ที่ มี ปาก ดูด และ เจาะ ได้

hemipterous

A เกี่ยวกับ hemiptera

hemisphere

N ครึ่งหนึ่ง ของ สมอง ส่วน cerebrum(สมอง ส่วนหน้า krueng-nueng-kong-sa-mong suan

hemisphere

N ซีกโลก ครึ่ง โลก sek-lok

hemispheroid

N ครึ่งหนึ่ง ของ spheroid

hemispheroidal

A ที่ เป็น ครึ่งหนึ่ง ของ spheroid

hemistich

N ครึ่ง เส้น หรือ บรรทัด ครึ่ง บาท (บทกวี

hemitrope

N ผลึก สารประกอบ

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HEMI

in composition, from Gr. which signifies half, like demi and semi.

HEMICRANY

n.[Gr. half and the skull. ] A pain that affects only one side of the head.

HEMICYCLE

n.[Gr. ] A half circle; more generally called a semicircle.

HEMIDITONE

n.In Greek music, the lesser third.

HEMINA

n.[L.] In Roman antiquity, a measure containing half a sextary, and according to Arbuthnot, about half a pint English wine measure. 1. In medicine, a measure equal to about ten ounces.

HEMIPLEGY

n.[Gr. half, and a stroke, to strike. ] A palsy that affects one half of the body; a paralytic affection on one side of the human frame.

HEMIPTER, HEMIPTERA

n.[Gr. half, and a wing. ] The hemipters form an order of insects with the upper wings usually half crustaceous, and half membranaceous, and incumbent on each other; as the cimex.

HEMIPTERAL

a.Having the upper wings half crustaceous and half membranaceous.

HEMISPHERE

n.[Gr. ] A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center. In astronomy, one half the mundane sphere. The equator divides the sphere into two equal parts. That on the north is called the northern hemisphere; the other, the southern. So the horizon divides the sphere into the upper and lower hemispheres. Hemisphere is also used for a map or projection of half the terrestrial or celestial sphere, and is then often called planisphere. 1. A map or projection of half the terrestrial globe.

HEMISPHERICICAL

a.Containing half a sphere or globe; as a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body.

HEMISTICH

n.[Gr. ] Half a poetic verse, or a verse not completed.

HEMISTICHAL

a.Pertaining to a hemistich; denoting a division of the verse.

HEMITONE

n.[Gr. ] A half tone in music; now called a semitone.

HEMITROPE

a.[Gr. half, and to turn. ] Half-turned; a hemitrope crystal is one in which one segment is turned through half the circumference of a circle. The word is used also as a noun.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HEMI-

Hem "i-. Etym: [Gr. "hmi-. See Semi-. ]

Defn: A prefix signifying half.

HEMIALBUMIN

Hem `i *al *bu "min, n. Etym: [Hemi- + albumin. ] (Physiol. Chem. )

Defn: Same as Hemialbumose.

HEMIALBUMOSE

Hem `i *al "bu "mose `, n. Etym: [Hemi- + albumose. ] (Physiol. Chem. )

Defn: An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone. Called also hemialbumin.

HEMIANAESTHESIA

Hem `i *an `æs *the "si *a, n. Etym: [Hemi- + anæsthesia.] (Med. )

Defn: Anæsthesia upon one side of the body.

HEMIBRANCHI

Hem `i *bran "chi, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hemi-, and Branchia. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: An order of fishes having an incomplete or reduced branchial apparatus. It includes the sticklebacks, the flutemouths, and Fistularia.

HEMICARDIA

Hem `i *car "di *a, n. Etym: [NL. See Hemi-, and Cardia. ] (Anat. )

Defn: A lateral half of the heart, either the right or left. B. G. Wilder.

HEMICARP

Hem `i *carp, n. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Bot. )

Defn: One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves.

HEMICEREBRUM

Hem `i *cer "e *brum, n. Etym: [Hemi- + cerebrum. ] (Anat. )

Defn: A lateral half of the cerebrum. Wilder.

HEMICOLLIN

Hem `i *col "lin, n. Etym: [Hemi- + collin. ] (Physiol. Chem. )

Defn: See Semiglutin.

HEMICRANIA

Hem `i *cra "ni *a, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. hémicrânie. See Cranium, and Megrim. ] (Med. )

Defn: A pain that affects only one side of the head.

HEMICRANY

HEMICRANY Hem "i *cra `ny, n. (Med. )

Defn: Hemicranis.

HEMICYCLE

Hem "i *cy `cle, n. Etym: [L. hemicyclus, Gr.

1. A half circle; a semicircle.

2. A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or part of a room. The collections will be displayed in the hemicycle of the central pavilion. London Academy.

HEMIDACTYL

Hem `i *dac "tyl, n. Etym: [See Hemi-, and Dactyl. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus Hemidactylus. The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates beneath.

HEMI-DEMI-SEMIQUAVER

Hem `i-dem `i-sem "i *quaver, n. Etym: [Hemi- + demi-semiquaver.] (Mus. )

Defn: A short note, equal to one fourth of a semiquaver, or the sixty-fourth part of a whole note.

HEMIDITONE

Hem `i *di "tone, n. Etym: [Hemi- + ditone. ] (Gr. Mus. )

Defn: The lesser third. Busby.

HEMIGAMOUS

He *mig "a *mous, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Bot. )

Defn: Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet neuter, and the other unisexual, whether male or female; -- said of grasses.

HEMIGLYPH

Hem "i *glyph, n. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Arch. )

Defn: The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.

HEMIHEDRAL

Hem `i *he "dral, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Crystallog.)

Defn: Having half of the similar parts of a crystals, instead of all; consisting of half the planes which full symmetry would require, as when a cube has planes only on half of its eight solid angles, or one plane out of a pair on each of its edges; or as in the case of a tetrahedron, which is hemihedral to an octahedron, it being contained under four of the planes of an octahedron. -- Hem `i *he "dral *ly, adv.

HEMIHEDRISM

HEMIHEDRISM Hem `i *he "drism, n. (Crystallog.)

Defn: The property of crystallizing hemihedrally.

HEMIHEDRON

HEMIHEDRON Hem `i *he "dron, n. (Crystallog.)

Defn: A solid hemihedrally derived. The tetrahedron is a hemihedron.

HEMIHOLOHEDRAL

Hem `i *hol `o *he "dral, a. Etym: [Hemi- + holohedral. ] (Crystallog.)

Defn: Presenting hemihedral forms, in which half the sectants have the full number of planes.

HEMIMELLITIC

Hem `i *mel *lit "ic, a. Etym: [Hemi- + mellitic. ] (Chem. )

Defn: Having half as many (three ) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid; -- said of an organic acid.

HEMIMETABOLA

Hem `i *me *tab "o *la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hemi-, and Metabola. ](Zoöl.)

Defn: Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis.

HEMIMETABOLIC

HEMIMETABOLIC Hem `i *met `a *bol "ic, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvæ differing from the adults chiefly in laking wings, as in the grasshoppers and cockroaches.

HEMIMORPHIC

Hem `i *mor "phic, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Crystallog.)

Defn: Having the two ends modified with unlike planes; -- said of a crystal.

HEMIN

He "min, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem. )

Defn: A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and common salt; -- called also Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of hematin.

Note: The obtaining of these small crystals, from old blood clots or suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the best evidences of the presence of blood.

HEMINA

He *mi "na, n.; pl. Heminæ. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. (Rom. Antiq.)

Defn: A measure of half a sextary. Arbuthnot.

2. (Med. )

Defn: A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces.

HEMIONUS

He *mi "o *nus, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A wild ass found in Thibet; the kiang. Darwin.

HEMIOPIA; HEMIOPSIA

Hem `i *o "pi *a, Hem `i *op "si *a, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Med. )

Defn: A defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but half of an object looked at.

HEMIORTHOTYPE

Hem `i *or "tho *type, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. -type. ]

Defn: Same as Monoclinic.

HEMIPEPTONE

Hem `i *pep "tone, n. Etym: [Hemi- + peptone. ] (Physiol. Chem. )

Defn: A product of the gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter.

Note: Unlike antipeptone it is convertible into leucin and tyrosin, by the continued action of pancreatic juice. See Peptone. It is also formed from hemialbumose and albumin by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid.

HEMIPLEGIA

Hem `i *ple "gi *a, n.Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. hémiplagie.] (Med. )

Defn: A palsy that affects one side only of the body. -- Hem `i "pleg "ic, a.

HEMIPLEGY

HEMIPLEGY Hem "i *ple `gy, n. (Med. )

Defn: Hemiplegia.

HEMIPODE

Hem "i *pode, n. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia.

HEMIPROTEIN

Hem `i *pro "te *in, n. Etym: [Hemi- + protein. ] (Physiol. Chem. )

Defn: An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Schützenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.

HEMIPTER

He *mip "ter, n. Etym: [Cf. F. hémiptères, pl. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Hemiptera.

HEMIPTERA

He *mip "te *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillæ ), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera ) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others.

Note: They are divided into the Heteroptera, including the squash bug, soldier bug, bedbug, etc. ; the Homoptera, including the cicadas, cuckoo spits, plant lice, scale insects, etc. ; the Thysanoptera, including the thrips, and, according to most recent writers, the Pediculina or true lice.

HEMIPTERAL; HEMIPTEROUS

HEMIPTERAL; HEMIPTEROUS He *mip "ter *al, He *mip "ter *ous, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera.

HEMIPTERAN

HEMIPTERAN He *mip "ter *an, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Hemiptera; an hemipter.

HEMISECT

Hem `i *sect ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemisected; p. pr. & vb. n.Hemisecting.] Etym: [Hemi- + L. secare to cut. ] (Anat. )

Defn: To divide along the mesial plane.

HEMISECTION

HEMISECTION Hem `i *sec "tion, n. (Anat. )

Defn: A division along the mesial plane; also, one of the parts so divided.

HEMISPHERE

Hem "i *sphere, n. Etym: [L. hemisphaerium, Gr. hémisphère. See Hemi-, and Sphere. ]

1. A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center.

2. Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same in a map or picture.

3. The people who inhabit a hemisphere. He died... mourned by a hemisphere. J. P. Peters. ten Cerebral hemispheres. (Anat. ) See Brain. -- Magdeburg hemispheres (Physics ), two hemispherical cups forming, when placed together, a cavity from which the air can be withdrawn by an air pump; -- used to illustrate the pressure of the air. So called because invented by Otto von Guericke at Magdeburg.

HEMISPHERIC; HEMISPHERICAL

Hem `i *spher "ic, Hem `i *spher "ic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. hémisphérique. ]

Defn: Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body.

HEMISPHEROID

Hem `i *sphe "roid, n. Etym: [Hemi- + spheroid. ]

Defn: A half of a spheroid.

HEMISPHEROIDAL

HEMISPHEROIDAL Hem `i *sphe *roid "al, a.

Defn: Resembling, or approximating to, a hemisphere in form.

HEMISPHERULE

HEMISPHERULE Hem `i *spher "ule, n.

Defn: A half spherule.

HEMISTICH

Hem "i *stich, n. Etym: [L. hemistichium, Gr. "hmisti `chion; "hmi- half + sti `chos row, line, verse: cf. F. hémistiche. ]

Defn: Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not completed.

HEMISTICHAL

HEMISTICHAL He *mis "ti *chal, a.

Defn: Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse.

HEMISYSTOLE

HEMISYSTOLE Hem `i *sys "to *le, n. (Physiol.)

Defn: Contraction of only one ventricle of the heart.

Note: Hemisystole is noticed in rare cases of insufficiency of the mitral valve, in which both ventricles at times contract simultaneously, as in a normal heart, this condition alternating with contraction of the right ventricle alone; hence, intermittent hemisystole.

HEMITONE

Hem "i *tone, n. Etym: [L. hemitonium, Gr.

Defn: See Semitone.

HEMITROPAL; HEMITROPOUS

He *mit "ro *pal, He *mit "ro *pous, a. Etym: [See Hemitrope. ]

1. Turned half round; half inverted.

2. (Bot. )

Defn: Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; -- said of an ovule. Gray.

HEMITROPE

Hem "i *trope, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. hémitrope.]

Defn: Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.

HEMITROPE

HEMITROPE Hem "i *trope, n.

Defn: That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.

HEMITROPY

HEMITROPY He *mit "ro *py, n. (Crystallog.)

Defn: Twin composition in crystals.

New American Oxford Dictionary

hemi-

hemi- ▶prefix half: hemicylindrical | hemiplegia. ORIGIN from Greek hēmi -; related to Latin semi- .

hemialgia

hem i al gi a |ˌhemēˈalj (ē )ə ˈhɛmiˌælʤiə | ▶noun pain affecting one half of the body.

hemianopsia

hem i a nop si a |ˌhēmēəˈnäpsēə ˌhimiəˈnɑpsiə |(also hemianopia |-ˈnōpēə |) ▶noun blindness over half the field of vision.

hemic

he mic |hēmik ˈhimɪk | ▶adjective of or relating to the blood or the circulatory system.

hemicellulose

hem i cel lu lose |ˌhemiˈselyəlōs, -lōz ˌhɛməˈsɛljəloʊz | ▶noun Biochemistry any of a class of substances that occur as constituents of the cell walls of plants and are polysaccharides of simpler structure than cellulose. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: coined in German from hemi- + cellulose .

Hemichordata

Hem i chor da ta |ˌhemikôrˈdātə ˈhɛmɪkɔrˌdeɪtə |Zoology a small phylum of marine invertebrates that comprises the acorn worms. ORIGIN modern Latin (see hemi-, Chordata ).

hemichordate

hem i chor date |ˌhemiˈkôrdāt ˌhɛmɪˈkɔrdeɪt |Zoology ▶noun a marine invertebrate of the phylum Hemichordata; an acorn worm. ▶adjective relating to or denoting hemichordates.

hemicycle

hem i cy cle |ˈhemiˌsīkəl ˈhɛməˌsaɪkəl | ▶noun a semicircular shape or structure.

hemicylindrical

hem i cy lin dri cal |ˌhemisəˈlindrikəl ˌhɛməsəˈlɪndrəkəl | ▶adjective having the shape of half a cylinder (divided lengthways ).

hemidemisemiquaver

hem i dem i sem i qua ver |ˌhemēˌdemēˈsemēˌkwāvər hemidemiˈsemikweɪvər | ▶noun Music chiefly Brit. a note with the time value of half a demisemiquaver; a sixty-fourth note.

hemihedral

hem i he dral |ˌheməˈhēdrəl ˌhɛməˈhidrəl | ▶adjective Crystallography having half the number of planes required for symmetry of the holohedral form.

hemihydrate

hem i hy drate |ˌhemiˈhīdrāt ˈhɛmɪˌhaɪdreɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a crystalline hydrate containing one molecule of water for every two molecules of the compound in question.

hemimetabolous

hem i me tab o lous |ˌheməməˈtabələs ˌhɛməməˈtæbələs | ▶adjective Entomology (of an insect ) having no pupal stage in the transition from larva to adult. DERIVATIVES hem i met a bol ic |ˌheməˌmetəˈbälik |adjective

hemimorphite

hem i mor phite |ˌheməˈmôrfīt ˈhɛməˌmɔrfaɪt | ▶noun a mineral consisting of hydrated zinc silicate, typically occurring as flat white prisms.

Hemings, Sally

Hem ings, Sally |ˈhemiNGz ˈhɛmɪŋz | (1773 –1835 ), US slave. A slave at Thomas Jefferson's estate, Monticello, she was reported to be his mistress in the Richmond Recorder 1802. More recent evidence has shown that they probably had children together.

Hemingway, Ernest

Hem ing way, Ernest |ˈhemiNGgˌwā ˈhɛmɪŋɡweɪ | (1899 –1961 ), US novelist, short-story writer, and journalist; full name Ernest Miller Hemingway. He achieved success with The Sun Also Rises (1926 ), which reflected the disillusionment of the postwar “lost generation. ” In World War II, he joined in the D-Day landings as a war correspondent. Other notable works: A Farewell to Arms (1929 ), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940 ), and The Old Man and the Sea (1952, Pulitzer Prize 1953 ). Nobel Prize for Literature (1954 ).

hemiola

hem i o la |ˌhemēˈōlə ˈhɛmioʊlə | ▶noun Music a musical figure in which, typically, two groups of three beats are replaced by three groups of two beats, giving the effect of a shift between triple and duple meter. ORIGIN late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek hēmiolia ‘in the ratio of one and a half to one ’ (from hēmi - ‘half ’ + holos ‘whole ’).

hemiparasite

hem i par a site |ˌheməˈparəˌsīt ˈhɛməpærəsaɪt | ▶noun Botany a plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.

hemiparesis

hem i pa re sis |ˌheməpəˈrēsis ˈhɛməpəˌrisɪs | ▶noun another term for hemiplegia.

hemipenis

hem i pe nis |ˈhemiˌpēnis ˌhɛmɪˈpinɪs | ▶noun ( pl. hemipenes |-ˌpēnēz | ) Zoology each of the paired male reproductive organs in snakes and lizards.

hemiplegia

hem i ple gi a |ˌheməˈplēj (ē )ə ˌhɛməˈpliʤiə | ▶noun Medicine paralysis of one side of the body. DERIVATIVES hem i ple gic |-ˈplējik |noun & adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek hēmiplēgia, from hemi- ‘half ’ + plēgē ‘stroke. ’

Hemiptera

He mip ter a |həˈmiptərə həˈmɪptərə |Entomology a large order of insects that comprises the true bugs, which include aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, and many others. They have piercing and sucking mouthparts and incomplete metamorphosis. See also Heteroptera, Homoptera. • (as plural noun hemiptera ) insects of this order; true bugs. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek hēmi - ‘half ’ + pteron ‘wing ’ (because of the forewing structure, partly hardened at the base and partly membranous ).

hemipteran

he mip ter an |həˈmiptərən həˈmɪptərən |Entomology ▶noun an insect of the order Hemiptera, such as an aphid, cicada, or leafhopper. ▶adjective relating to or denoting hemipterans. DERIVATIVES he mip ter ous |-tərəs |adjective

hemisphere

hem i sphere |ˈheməˌsfi (ə )r ˈhɛməˌsfɪ (ə )r | ▶noun a half of a sphere. • a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles. • a half of the celestial sphere. • (also cerebral hemisphere ) each of the two parts of the cerebrum (left and right ) in the brain of a vertebrate. DERIVATIVES hem i spher ic |ˌheməˈsfi (ə )rik, -ˈsferik |adjective, hem i spher i cal adjective, hem i spher i cal ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘half the celestial sphere, the sky ’): from Old French emisphere, via Latin from Greek hēmisphairion, from hēmi - ‘half ’ + sphaira ‘sphere. ’

hemistich

hem i stich |ˈheməˌstik ˈhemistɪk | ▶noun (chiefly in Old English verse ) a half of a line of verse. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek hēmistikhion, from hēmi - ‘half ’ + stikhos ‘row, line of verse. ’

Oxford Dictionary

hemi-

hemi- |ˈhɛmi | ▶prefix half: hemicylindrical | hemiplegia. ORIGIN from Greek hēmi -; related to Latin semi- .

hemialgia

hem i al gi a |ˌhemēˈalj (ē )ə ˈhɛmiˌælʤiə | ▶noun pain affecting one half of the body.

hemianopia

hemianopia |ˌhɛmɪəˈnəʊpɪə |(also hemianopsia |-ˈnɒpsɪə |) ▶noun [ mass noun ] blindness over half the field of vision.

hemic

he mic |hēmik ˈhimɪk | ▶adjective of or relating to the blood or the circulatory system.

hemicellulose

hemi |cel ¦lu ¦lose |hɛmɪˈsɛljʊləʊz, -s | ▶noun Biochemistry any of a class of substances which occur as constituents of the cell walls of plants and are polysaccharides of simpler structure than cellulose. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: coined in German from hemi- + cellulose .

Hemichordata

Hemichordata |ˌhɛmɪkɔːˈdeɪtə | ▶plural noun Zoology a small phylum of marine invertebrates that comprises the acorn worms. ORIGIN modern Latin (see hemi-, Chordata ).

hemichordate

hemichordate |hɛmɪˈkɔːdeɪt |Zoology ▶noun a marine invertebrate of the phylum Hemichordata; an acorn worm. ▶adjective relating to or denoting hemichordates.

hemicycle

hemi |cycle |ˈhɛmɪsʌɪk (ə )l | ▶noun a semicircular shape or structure.

hemicylindrical

hemi |cylin ¦drical |ˌhɛmɪsɪˈlɪndrɪkəl | ▶adjective having the shape of half a cylinder (divided lengthways ).

hemidemisemiquaver

hemidemisemiquaver |ˌhɛmɪdɛmɪˈsɛmɪkweɪvə | ▶noun Music, chiefly Brit. a note with the time value of half a demisemiquaver, represented by a large dot with a four-hooked stem. Also called sixty-fourth note.

hemihedral

hem i he dral |ˌheməˈhēdrəl ˌhɛməˈhidrəl | ▶adjective Crystallography having half the number of planes required for symmetry of the holohedral form.

hemihydrate

hemihydrate |ˌhɛmɪˈhʌɪdreɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a crystalline hydrate containing one molecule of water for every two molecules of the compound in question.

hemimetabolous

hemimetabolous |ˌhɛmɪmɛˈtabələs | ▶adjective Entomology (of an insect ) having no pupal stage in the transition from larva to adult. DERIVATIVES hemimetabolic adjective

hemimorphite

hemimorphite |ˌhɛmɪˈmɔːfʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mineral consisting of hydrated zinc silicate, typically occurring as flat white prisms.

Hemings, Sally

Hemingway, Ernest

Hem ¦ing |way |ˈhɛmɪŋˌweɪ | (1899 –1961 ), American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist; full name Ernest Miller Hemingway. He achieved success with The Sun Also Rises (1926 ), which reflected the disillusionment of the post-war ‘lost generation ’. Other notable works: A Farewell to Arms (1929 ), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940 ), and The Old Man and the Sea (1952, Pulitzer Prize 1953 ). Nobel Prize for Literature (1954 ).

hemiola

hemiola |ˌhɛmɪˈəʊlə | ▶noun Music a musical figure in which, typically, two groups of three beats are replaced by three groups of two beats, giving the effect of a shift between triple and duple metre. ORIGIN late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek hēmiolia ‘in the ratio of one and a half to one ’ (from hēmi - ‘half ’ + holos ‘whole ’).

hemiparasite

hemi |para ¦site |hɛmɪˈparəsʌɪt | ▶noun Botany a plant which obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g. mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.

hemiparesis

hemiparesis |ˌhɛmɪpəˈriːsɪs | ▶noun another term for hemiplegia.

hemipenis

hemipenis |ˈhɛmɪpiːnɪs | ▶noun ( pl. hemipenes ) Zoology each of the paired male reproductive organs in snakes and lizards.

hemiplegia

hemiplegia |ˌhɛmɪˈpliːdʒə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine paralysis of one side of the body. DERIVATIVES hemiplegic noun & adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek hēmiplēgia, from hemi- ‘half ’ + plēgē ‘stroke ’.

hemipode

hemipode |ˈhɛmɪpəʊd | ▶noun another term for button-quail. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Hemipodius (former genus name ), from Greek hēmi - ‘half ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot ’.

Hemiptera

Hemiptera |hɛˈmɪpt (ə )rə | ▶plural noun Entomology a large order of insects that comprises the true bugs, which include aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, and many others. They have piercing and sucking mouthparts and incomplete metamorphosis. See also Heteroptera, Homoptera. • (hemiptera ) insects of the order Hemiptera; true bugs. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek hēmi - ‘half ’ + pteron ‘wing ’ (because of the forewing structure, partly hardened at the base and partly membranous ).

hemipteran

hemipteran |hɪˈmɪpt (ə )r (ə )n |Entomology ▶noun an insect of the order Hemiptera or bugs, such as an aphid, cicada, or leafhopper. ▶adjective relating to or denoting hemipterans. DERIVATIVES hemipterous adjective

hemisphere

hemi |sphere |ˈhɛmɪsfɪə | ▶noun a half of a sphere. • a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles. • a half of the celestial sphere. • (also cerebral hemisphere ) each of the two parts of the cerebrum (left and right ) in the brain of a vertebrate. DERIVATIVES hemispheric |-ˈsfɛrɪk |adjective, hemispherical |-ˈsfɛrɪk (ə )l |adjective, hemispherically adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘half the celestial sphere, the sky ’): from Old French emisphere, via Latin from Greek hēmisphairion, from hēmi - ‘half ’ + sphaira ‘sphere ’.

hemistich

hemistich |ˈhɛmɪstɪk | ▶noun (chiefly in Old English verse ) a half of a line of verse. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek hēmistikhion, from hēmi - ‘half ’ + stikhos ‘row, line of verse ’.

Duden Dictionary

hemi-

he mi- , He mi- Präfix Hemi- griechisch hēmi - Bestimmungswort in Zusammensetzungen mit der Bedeutung halb-, Hälfte z. B. hemisphärisch, Hemistichion

Hemialgie

He mi al gie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Hemialg ie |die Hemialgie; Genitiv: der Hemialgie, Plural: die Hemialgien griechisch-neulateinisch Kopfschmerz auf einer Kopfseite, Migräne

Hemianästhesie

He mi an äs the sie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Hemianästhes ie |die Hemianästhesie; Genitiv: der Hemianästhesie, Plural: die Hemianästhesien Unempfindlichkeit der Nerven einer Körperhälfte

Hemianopie

He mi an o pie , He mi ano pie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die Hemianopsie |Hemianop ie |die Hemianopie; Genitiv: der Hemianopie, Plural: die Hemianopien zu griechisch a (n )- = nicht, un- und ōps (Genitiv: ōpós ) = Auge Ausfall einer Hälfte des Gesichtsfeldes

Hemianopsie

He mi an op sie , He mi anop sie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die Hemianopie |Hemianops ie |die Hemianopsie; Genitiv: der Hemianopsie, Plural: die Hemianopsien zu griechisch a (n )- = nicht, un- und ōps (Genitiv: ōpós ) = Auge Ausfall einer Hälfte des Gesichtsfeldes

Hemiataxie

He mi ata xie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Hemiatax ie |die Hemiataxie; Genitiv: der Hemiataxie, Plural: die Hemiataxien Bewegungsstörungen einer Körperhälfte

Hemiatrophie

He mi atro phie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Hemiatroph ie |die Hemiatrophie; Genitiv: der Hemiatrophie, Plural: die Hemiatrophien Schwund von Organen, Geweben und Zellen der einen Körperhälfte

Hemiedrie

He mi e d rie , He mi edrie Substantiv, feminin Mineralogie , die |Hemiedr ie |die Hemiedrie; Genitiv: der Hemiedrie Kristallklasse, bei der nur die Hälfte der möglichen Flächen ausgebildet ist

Hemiepes

He mi e pes , He mi epes Substantiv, maskulin , der |Hemiep e s |der Hemiepes; Genitiv: des Hemiepes, Plural: die Hemiepes griechisch [unvollständiger ] halber Hexameter

hemifazial

he mi fa zi al Adjektiv Medizin |hemifazi a l |halbseitig das Gesicht betreffend

Hemignathie

He mi g na thie, He mi gna thie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Hemignath ie |die Hemignathie; Genitiv: der Hemignathie, Plural: die Hemignathien griechisch-neulateinisch Fehlen einer Kieferhälfte Fehlbildung

Hemikranie

He mi kra nie Substantiv, feminin , die |Hemikran ie |die Hemikranie; Genitiv: der Hemikranie, Plural: die Hemikranien griechisch-lateinisch Hemialgie

Hemikraniose

He mi kra ni o se Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Hemikrani o se |die Hemikraniose; Genitiv: der Hemikraniose, Plural: die Hemikraniosen halbseitige Schädelvergrößerung Fehlbildung

Hemikryptophyt

He mi kryp to phyt Substantiv, maskulin Botanik , der |Hemikryptoph y t |der Hemikryptophyt; Genitiv: des Hemikryptophyten, Plural: die Hemikryptophyten Pflanze, deren Überwinterungsknospen am Erdboden oder an Erdsprossen sitzen z. B. Erdbeeren, Alpenveilchen

Hemimelie

He mi me lie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Hemimel ie |die Hemimelie; Genitiv: der Hemimelie, Plural: die Hemimelien Fehlbildung, bei der die Gliedmaßen der einen Körperhälfte mehr oder weniger verkümmert sind

Hemimetabolen

He mi me ta bo len Pluralwort Zoologie , die |Hemimetab o len |die Hemimetabolen (Plural ) Insekten mit unvollständiger Verwandlung

Hemimetabolie

He mi me ta bo lie Substantiv, feminin Zoologie , die |Hemimetabol ie |die Hemimetabolie; Genitiv: der Hemimetabolie Verwandlung der Insektenlarve zum fertigen Insekt ohne die sonst übliche Einschaltung eines Puppenstadiums

hemimorph

he mi morph Adjektiv Mineralogie |hemim o rph |an zwei entgegengesetzten Enden verschieden ausgebildet von Kristallen

Hemimorphit

He mi mor phit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Hemimorph i t auch …ˈfɪt |der Hemimorphit; Genitiv: des Hemimorphits, Plural: die Hemimorphite Kalamin

Hemingway

He ming way Eigenname |H e mingway …veː |amerikanischer Schriftsteller

Hemiole

He mi o le Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |Hemi o le |die Hemiole; Genitiv: der Hemiole, Plural: die Hemiolen 1 in der Mensuralnotation die Einführung schwarzer Noten zu den seit dem 15. Jahrhundert üblichen weißen zum Ausdruck des Verhältnisses 2: 3 2 das Umschlagen des zweimal dreiteiligen Taktes in den dreimal zweiteiligen Takt

Hemiparese

He mi pa re se Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Hemipar e se |die Hemiparese; Genitiv: der Hemiparese, Plural: die Hemiparesen Parese halbseitige, leichte Lähmung; leichtere Form einer Hemiplegie

hemipelagisch

he mi pe la gisch Adjektiv |hemipel a gisch |1 dem 200 –2700 m tiefen Meer entstammend von Meeresablagerungen, z. B. Blauschlick 2 Zoologie nicht immer frei schwimmend von Wassertieren, die im Jungstadium das Wasser bewohnen und sich später am Meeresgrund ansiedeln

Hemiplegie

He mi ple gie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Hemipleg ie |zu griechisch plēgḗ = Schlag halbseitige Lähmung

Hemiplegiker

He mi ple gi ker Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Hemipl e giker |der Hemiplegiker; Genitiv: des Hemiplegikers, Plural: die Hemiplegiker halbseitig Gelähmter

Hemiplegikerin

He mi ple gi ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Hemipl e gikerin |die Hemiplegikerin; Genitiv: der Hemiplegikerin, Plural: die Hemiplegikerinnen weibliche Form zu Hemiplegiker

Hemiptere

He mi p te re , He mi pte re Substantiv, feminin Zoologie , die |Hemipt e re |die Hemiptere; Genitiv: der Hemiptere, Plural: die Hemipteren meist im Plural Halbflügler Insekten, z. B. Wanzen

Hemispasmus

He mi spas mus Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Hemisp a smus |der Hemispasmus; Genitiv: des Hemispasmus, Plural: die Hemispasmen halbseitiger Krampf

Hemisphäre

He mi sphä re Substantiv, feminin , die |Hemisph ä re |die Hemisphäre; Genitiv: der Hemisphäre, Plural: die Hemisphären lateinisch hemisphaerium < griechisch hēmisphaírion = Halbkugel, zu: sphaĩra, Sphäre 1 bildungssprachlich eine der beiden bei einem gedachten Schnitt durch den Erdmittelpunkt entstehenden Hälften der Erde; Erdhälfte, Erdhalbkugel die nördliche Hemisphäre Nordhalbkugel | die südliche Hemisphäre Südhalbkugel | die östliche und die westliche Hemisphäre die Alte und die Neue Welt 2 Himmelshalbkugel 3 Medizin (rechte bzw. linke ) Hälfte des Groß - und Kleinhirns

hemisphärisch

he mi sphä risch Adjektiv |hemisph ä risch |die Hemisphäre betreffend

Hemistichion

He mi s ti chi on , He mi sti chi on Substantiv, Neutrum , das Hemistichium |Hemist i chion |das Hemistichion; Genitiv: des Hemistichions, Plural: die Hemistichien griechisch hēmistíchion, zu: stíchion = kleiner Vers Halbzeile eines Verses, Halb-, Kurzvers in der altgriechischen Metrik

Hemistichium

He mi s ti chi um , He mi sti chi um Substantiv, Neutrum , das Hemistichion |Hemist i chium |das Hemistichium; Genitiv: des Hemistichiums, Plural: die Hemistichien lateinisch hemistichium < griechisch hēmistíchion Halbzeile eines Verses, Halb-, Kurzvers in der altgriechischen Metrik

Hemistichomythie

He mi s ti cho my thie, He mi sti cho my thie Substantiv, feminin , die |Hemistichomyth ie |die Hemistichomythie; Genitiv: der Hemistichomythie griechisch-neulateinisch aus Hemistichien bestehende Form des Dialogs im Versdrama; vgl. Stichomythie

Hemitonie

He mi to nie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Hemiton ie |die Hemitonie; Genitiv: der Hemitonie, Plural: die Hemitonien griechisch halbseitiger Krampf mit schnellem Wechsel des Muskeltonus

hemitonisch

he mi to nisch Adjektiv Musik |hemit o nisch |mit Halbtönen versehen

Hemizellulose

He mi zel lu lo se , He mi cel lu lo se Substantiv, feminin , die chemisch fachsprachlich Hemicellulose |Hemizellul o se Hemicellul o se |die Hemizellulose; Genitiv: der Hemizellulose, Plural: die Hemizellulosen die Hemicellulose; Genitiv: der Hemicellulose, Plural: die Hemicellulosen aus Polysacchariden zusammengesetzter Bestandteil der pflanzlichen Zellwand

hemizyklisch

he mi zy k lisch , he mi zy klisch Adjektiv |hemiz y klisch auch …ˈt͜sʏk …|kreisförmig oder spiralig von der Anordnung der [Blüten ]blätter bei Pflanzen

French Dictionary

hémi-

hémi - préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « à moitié ». : Hémisphère.

hémicycle

hémicycle n. m. nom masculin Salle aménagée en demi-cercle. : Les cours se donnaient dans un grand hémicycle. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un hémicycle. Note Orthographique hém i c y cle.

hémiplégie

hémiplégie n. f. nom féminin médecine Paralysie d ’une moitié latérale du corps.

hémiplégique

hémiplégique adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Atteint d ’hémiplégie. : Un patient hémiplégique. nom masculin et féminin Personne atteinte d ’hémiplégie.

hémisphère

hémisphère n. m. nom masculin 1 La moitié d ’une sphère. : Les hémisphères cérébraux. 2 Moitié du globe terrestre. : L ’hémisphère boréal ou l ’hémisphère Nord. L ’hémisphère austral ou l ’hémisphère Sud. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un hémisphère.

hémisphérique

hémisphérique adj. adjectif Qui a la forme d ’un hémisphère.

hémistiche

hémistiche n. m. nom masculin Moitié d ’un vers, en poésie. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un hémistiche.

Spanish Dictionary

hemi-

hemi- Elemento prefijal de origen griego que entra en la formación de nombres y adjetivos con el significado de ‘medio ’, ‘mitad ’:hemiciclo, hemisferio, hemiplejía .

hemianopsia

hemianopsia nombre femenino med Disminución o pérdida completa de la visión en una mitad del campo visual de uno o de los dos ojos .

hemiatrofia

hemiatrofia nombre femenino med Atrofia de una mitad del cuerpo, de la mitad de una parte del cuerpo o de la mitad de un órgano :hemiatrofia facial .

hemiciclo

hemiciclo nombre masculino 1 Salón central de un edificio o recinto que está provisto de asientos colocados en filas escalonadas y dispuestas en forma de medio círculo, orientadas en dirección a una tribuna .2 Figura geométrica formada por la mitad de un círculo .SINÓNIMO semicírculo .

hemicordado

hemicordado adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [animal ] Que pertenece al fílum de los hemicordados .2 hemicordados nombre masculino plural zool Fílum de invertebrados marinos generalmente sedentarios, de cuerpo no segmentado y en forma de gusano, dotados de simetría bilateral :el cuerpo de los hemicordados está formado por tres partes diferenciadas, una probóscide, un collar y un tronco .

hemión

hemión nombre masculino Mamífero équido de unos 250 cm de longitud y pelaje castaño amarillento con una banda longitudinal negra en el dorso; habita en las zonas semidesérticas y esteparias de Asia occidental formando pequeñas manadas :el hemión es un asno salvaje del que se derivan seguramente las formas domésticas .SINÓNIMO hemíono .

hemíono

hemíono nombre masculino Hemión .

hemiparásito, -ta

hemiparásito, -ta adjetivo biol [parásito ] Que puede sobrevivir fuera del hospedador, como saprófito (alimentándose de materia orgánica en descomposición ) o autótrofo (nutriéndose por sí mismo ):el muérdago es una especie hemiparásita: además de alimentarse de su hospedador, realiza la fotosíntesis .SINÓNIMO semiparásito .

hemiplejía

hemiplejía o hemiplejia nombre femenino med Parálisis de un lado del cuerpo causada por una lesión cerebral o de la médula espinal :el derrame cerebral le provocó una hemiplejía .

hemipléjico, -ca

hemipléjico, -ca adjetivo 1 med De la hemiplejía o que tiene relación con esta parálisis :parálisis hemipléjica .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino med [persona ] Que padece hemiplejía .

hemíptero

hemíptero adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [insecto ] Que pertenece al orden de los hemípteros :hay más de cincuenta mil especies conocidas de insectos hemípteros .2 hemípteros nombre masculino plural zool Orden de insectos con la boca de tipo picador-chupador y con las alas membranosas (totalmente o en parte ) o sin ellas :al orden de los hemípteros pertenecen dos subórdenes: homópteros (pulgón, cigarra ) y heterópteros (chinche, zapatero ).

hemisférico, -ca

hemisférico, -ca adjetivo 1 Que tiene forma de hemisferio o semiesfera :las cúpulas son bóvedas que suelen tener forma hemisférica .SINÓNIMO semiesférico .2 Del hemisferio o relacionado con él .

hemisferio

hemisferio nombre masculino 1 Mitad de una esfera dividida por un plano que pasa por su centro .SINÓNIMO semiesfera .2 Mitad de la esfera celeste o terrestre limitada por el ecuador (hemisferios austral y boreal ) o por un meridiano (hemisferios occidental y oriental ).3 Mitad lateral en que se dividen el cerebro y el cerebelo ¿qué parte del cuerpo controla el hemisferio izquierdo del cerebro? La parte derecha .

hemistiquio

hemistiquio nombre masculino lit Cada una de las dos partes de un verso de arte mayor, separadas por una cesura o pausa interna: ‘Las glorias tuyas y las penas mías ’, verso de Lope de Vega, presenta dos hemistiquios .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hemi-

hem i- /hémi /接頭辞半 (分 )(→demi- , semi- ).

Hemingway

Hem ing way /hémɪŋwèɪ /名詞ヘミングウェイ〘Ernest ～, 1899 --1961; 米国の小説家〙.

hemisphere

hem i sphere /hémɪsfɪ̀ə r /〖hemi (半分の )sphere (球体 )〗名詞複～s /-z /C 1 (地球の )半球 ▸ the Southern [Northern ] Hemisphere 南 [北 ]半球 2 〘解剖〙(脳の )半球 .3 半球体 .4 (活動知識などの )範囲 .

hemispheric

hem i spher ic -i cal /hèmɪsférɪk //-rɪk (ə )l /形容詞 1 (球地球天体の )半球の .2 〘解剖〙(脳の )半球の .