Selves Selves noun ,
plural of Self .
Sely Se"ly adjective Silly. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. Wyclif.
Semaphore Sem"a·phore noun [ Greek
sh^ma a sign +
fe`rein to bear: confer French
sémaphore .]
A signal telegraph; an apparatus for giving signals by the disposition of lanterns, flags, oscillating arms, etc.
Semaphoric, Semaphorical Sem`a·phor"ic, Sem`a·phor"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
sémaphorique .]
Of or pertaining to a semaphore, or semaphores; telegraphic.
Semaphorically Sem`a·phor"ic·al·ly adverb By means of a semaphore.
Semaphorist Se·maph"o·rist noun One who manages or operates a semaphore.
Semasiology Se·ma`si·ol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... signification +
-logy .]
(Philol.) The science of meanings or sense development (of words); the explanation of the development and changes of the meanings of words. --
Se*ma`si*o*log"ic*al adjective
Sematic Se·mat"ic adjective [ Greek ..., ..., sign, token.]
Significant; ominous; serving as a warning of danger; -- applied esp. to the warning colors or forms of certain animals.
Sematology Sem`a·tol"o·gy noun [ Greek
sh^ma ,
sh`matos , sign +
-logy .]
The doctrine of signs as the expression of thought or reasoning; the science of indicating thought by signs. Smart.
Sematrope Sem"a·trope noun [ Greek
sh^ma sign +
tre`pein to turn. ]
An instrument for signaling by reflecting the rays of the sun in different directions. Knight.
Semblable Sem"bla·ble adjective [ French, from
sembler to seem, resemble, Latin
similare ,
simulare . See
Simulate .]
Like; similar; resembling. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Semblable Sem"bla·ble noun Likeness; representation. [ Obsolete]
Semblably Sem"bla·bly adverb In like manner. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Semblance Sem"blance noun [ French See
Semblable ,
adjective ]
1. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form. Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were.
Fairfax. 2. Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue. Only semblances or imitations of shells.
Woodward.
Semblant Sem"blant adjective [ French
semblant , present participle]
1. Like; resembling. [ Obsolete]
Prior. 2. Seeming, rather than real; apparent. [ R.]
Carlyle.
Semblant Sem"blant noun [ French]
1. Show; appearance; figure; semblance. [ Obsolete]
Spenser. His flatterers made semblant of weeping.
Chaucer. 2. The face. [ Obsolete]
Wyclif (Luke xxiv. 5).
Semblative Sem"bla·tive adjective Resembling. [ Obsolete]
And all is semblative a woman's part.
Shak.
Semble Sem"ble intransitive verb [ French
sembler . See
Semblable ,
adjective ]
1. To imitate; to make a representation or likeness. [ Obsolete]
Where sembling art may carve the fair effect.
Prior. 2. (Law) It seems; -- chiefly used impersonally in reports and judgments to express an opinion in reference to the law on some point not necessary to be decided, and not intended to be definitely settled in the cause.
Semble Sem"ble adjective Like; resembling. [ Obsolete]
T. Hudson.
Sembling Sem"bling noun [ Confer
Assemble .]
(Zoology) The practice of attracting the males of Lepidoptera or other insects by exposing the female confined in a cage. » It is often adopted by collectors in order to procure specimens of rare species.
Semé Se·mé" adjective [ French
semé , from
semer to sow.]
(Her.) Sprinkled or sown; -- said of field, or a charge, when strewed or covered with small charges.
Semeiography, Semiography Se`mei·og"ra·phy, Se`mi·og"ra·phy noun [ Greek
shmei^on sign +
-graphy .]
(Medicine) A description of the signs of disease.
Semeiological, Semiologioal Se`mei·o·log"ic·al, Se`mi·o·log"io·al adjective Of or pertaining to the science of signs, or the systematic use of signs; as, a semeiological classification of the signs or symptoms of disease; a semeiological arrangement of signs used as signals.
Semeiology, Semiology Se`mei·ol"o·gy, Se`mi·ol"o·gy noun [ Greek
shmei^on a mark, a sign +
- logy .]
The science or art of signs. Specifically:
(a) (Medicine) The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology. (b) The art of using signs in signaling.
Semeiotic, Semiotic Se`mei·ot"ic, Se`mi·ot"ic adjective [ Greek ............, from
shmei^on a mark, a sign.]
1. Relating to signs or indications; pertaining to the language of signs, or to language generally as indicating thought. 2. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to the signs or symptoms of diseases.
Semeiotics, Semiotics Se`mei·ot"ics, Se`mi·ot"ics noun Semeiology.
Semele Sem"e·le noun [ Latin , from Greek ..........]
(Gr. Myth.) A daughter of Cadmus, and by Zeus mother of Bacchus.
Semen Se"men noun ;
plural Semina . [ Latin , from the root of
serere ,
satum , to sow. See
Sow to scatter seed.]
1. (Botany) The seed of plants. 2. (Physiol.) The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals; sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids to which it owes its generative power. Semen contra , or
Semen cinæ or cynæ ,
a strong aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various species of Artemisia ; wormseed.
Semeniferous Sem`e·nif"er·ous adjective (Biol.) Seminiferous.
Semester Se·mes"ter noun [ G., from Latin
semestris half-yearly;
sex six +
mensis a month.]
A period of six months; especially, a term in a college or uneversity which divides the year into two terms.
Semi circumference Sem`i cir·cum"fer·ence noun Half of a circumference.
Semi crustaceous Sem`i crus·ta"ceous adjective Half crustaceous; partially crustaceous.
Semi pupa Sem`i pu"pa noun (Zoology) The young of an insect in a stage between the larva and pupa.
Semi- Sem"i- [ Latin semi ; akin to Greek ........., Sanskrit sāmi -, Anglo-Saxon sām -, and probably to English same , from the division into two parts of the same size. Confer Hemi- , Sandelend .] A prefix signifying half , and sometimes partly or imperfectly ; as, semi annual, half yearly; semi transparent, imperfectly transparent. » The prefix semi is joined to another word either with the hyphen or without it. In this book the hyphen is omitted except before a capital letter; as, semi acid, semi aquatic, semi -Arian, semi axis, semi calcareous.
Semi-Arian Sem`i-A"ri·an noun [ See
Arian .]
(Eccl. Hist.) A member of a branch of the Arians which did not acknowledge the Son to be consubstantial with the Father, that is, of the same substance, but admitted him to be of a like substance with the Father, not by nature, but by a peculiar privilege.
Semi-Arian Sem"i-A"ri·an adjective Of or pertaining to Semi-Arianism.
Semi-Arianism Sem`i-A"ri·an·ism noun The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Arians.
Semi-Christianized Sem`i-Chris"tian·ized adjective Half Christianized.
Semi-Diesel Sem`i-Die"sel adjective Designating an internal-combustion engine of a type resembling the Diesel engine in using as fuel heavy oil which is injected in a spray just before the end of the compression stroke and is fired without electrical ignition. The fuel is sprayed into an iron box (called a hot bulb or hot pot ) opening into the combustion chamber, and heated for ignition by a blast-lamp until the engine is running, when it is, ordinarily, kept red hot by the heat of combustion.
Semi-Pelagian Sem`i-Pe·la"gi·an noun (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk (died about 448), who modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's influence, while, on the other hand, he rejected the Augustinian doctrines of election, the inability of man to do good, and the certain perseverance of the saints.
Semi-Pelagian Sem`i-Pe·la"gi·an adjective Of or pertaining to the Semi-Pelagians, or their tenets.
Semi-Pelagianism Sem`i-Pe·la"gi·an·ism (sĕm`ĭ*pe*lā"jĭ*
a n*ĭz'm)
noun The doctrines or tenets of the Semi- Pelagians.
Semi-Saxon Sem`i-Sax"on adjective Half Saxon; -- specifically applied to the language intermediate between Saxon and English, belonging to the period 1150-1250.
Semiacid Sem`i·ac"id adjective Slightly acid; subacid.
Semiacidified Sem`i·a·cid"i·fied adjective Half acidified.
Semiadherent Sem`i·ad·her"ent adjective Adherent part way.
Semiamplexicaul Sem`i·am·plex"i·caul adjective (Botany) Partially amplexicaul; embracing the stem half round, as a leaf.
Semiangle Sem"i·an`gle noun (Geom.) The half of a given, or measuring, angle.
Semiannual Sem`i·an"nu·al adjective Half- yearly.
Semiannually Sem`i·an"nu·al·ly adverb Every half year.
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