"semiannular" meaning in English

See semiannular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From semi- + annular. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|annular}} semi- + annular Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semiannular (not comparable)
  1. Having a shape resembling part of a ring or incomplete circular band. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: annular
    Sense id: en-semiannular-en-adj-c4gDu95P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi-, Pages with 1 entry
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "semi",
        "3": "annular"
      },
      "expansion": "semi- + annular",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From semi- + annular.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "semiannular (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with semi-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 6:",
          "text": "The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings[…]; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having a shape resembling part of a ring or incomplete circular band."
      ],
      "id": "en-semiannular-en-adj-c4gDu95P",
      "links": [
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ],
        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ],
        [
          "incomplete",
          "incomplete"
        ],
        [
          "circular",
          "circular"
        ],
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "annular"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "semiannular"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "semi",
        "3": "annular"
      },
      "expansion": "semi- + annular",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From semi- + annular.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "semiannular (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "annular"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms prefixed with semi-",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncomparable adjectives",
        "Pages with 1 entry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 6:",
          "text": "The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings[…]; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having a shape resembling part of a ring or incomplete circular band."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ],
        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ],
        [
          "incomplete",
          "incomplete"
        ],
        [
          "circular",
          "circular"
        ],
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "semiannular"
}

Download raw JSONL data for semiannular meaning in English (1.3kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-09-22 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-09-20 using wiktextract (af5c55c and 66545a6). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.