"semirecta" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Catalan]

IPA: [ˌsɛ.miˈrɛk.tə] [Balearic, Central], [ˌse.miˈrɛk.ta] [Valencia] Forms: semirectes [plural]
Etymology: From semi- + recta. Etymology templates: {{af|ca|semi-|recta}} semi- + recta Head templates: {{ca-noun|f}} semirecta f (plural semirectes)
  1. ray, half-line Tags: feminine

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [seː.mɪˈreːk.ta] [Classical-Latin], [se.miˈrɛk.ta] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From sēmi- (“half”) + rēcta (“straight line”). The term is attested in early modern scientific manuscripts (e.g. in the Galileo codices, see References) and is used in modern Latin to distinguish the geometric concept from radius. Etymology templates: {{af|la|sēmi-|rēcta|t1=half|t2=straight line}} sēmi- (“half”) + rēcta (“straight line”) Head templates: {{la-noun|sēmirēcta|g=f}} sēmirēcta f Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sēmirēcta<1>}} Forms: sēmirēcta [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], sēmirēcta [nominative, singular], sēmirēctae [nominative, plural], sēmirēctae [genitive, singular], sēmirēctārum [genitive, plural], sēmirēctae [dative, singular], sēmirēctīs [dative, plural], sēmirēctam [accusative, singular], sēmirēctās [accusative, plural], sēmirēctā [ablative, singular], sēmirēctīs [ablative, plural], sēmirēcta [singular, vocative], sēmirēctae [plural, vocative]
  1. (New Latin, geometry) ray, half-line; a part of a line starting at a point and extending infinitely in one direction. Tags: New-Latin Synonyms: radius (english: classical usage) Related terms: līnea, rēcta, sēgmentum
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