semi – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
semi
pref.
half; somewhat, partly
n.
(Informal) semitrailer, cargo trailer that is pulled by a trailer truck; tractor trailer, truck cab with an attached semitrailer; semifinal, next-to-last round in a competition; duplex house (British)
Semi
Semi- is a Latin
prefix to a
verb,
noun, or
adjective meaning "
half". Some compounds formed with it are often abbreviated to simply "semi" in appropriate contexts:
- semi-, numerical prefix meaning "half"
- Semi or semis, in financial news, often used to refer to the semiconductor industry or the corporations therein
- Semi-automatic firearm
- Semi-detached house, a type of housing
- Semi-final, of a knockout competition
- Semi-formal, (esp. high school) dance
- Semi-submersible, a watercraft
- Semi-trailer truck (UK: articulated lorry)
- Semiquaver, the time interval in music, which is half the length of a quaver
- Semi-erection, a partial erection when the penis is enlarged but not fully erect.
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semi
Noun
1. one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
(synonym) semifinal
(hypernym) match
(part-holonym) elimination tournament
2. a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
(synonym) trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry
(hypernym) truck, motortruck
(hyponym) tandem trailer
(part-meronym) semitrailer
3. a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
(synonym) semitrailer
(hypernym) trailer
(part-holonym) trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry
semi
pref.
semi, half; somewhat
semi
pref.
quasi, resembling, like
adj.
quasi, semi
seme
nm.
seed, pip; semen; pit, kernel
