"semiring" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-semiring.wav [US] Forms: semirings [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English ring English semiring From semi- + ring. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|semi-|ring|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English ring English semiring [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sem-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sēmi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sēmi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "semi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ring", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "semiring", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="semiring"> From semi- + ring. Head templates: {{en-noun}} semiring (plural semirings)
  1. (algebra) An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that each element must have an additive inverse.
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  2. (anatomy) One of the incomplete rings of the upper part of the bronchial tubes of most birds, forming an essential part of the syrinx of songbirds.
    Sense id: en-semiring-en-noun-vEebXW0X Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 55 45 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: ring [algebra, mathematics, sciences] Derived forms: subsemiring

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