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dimidiate

恐吓,恫吓,畏惧,畏缩症

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : divided in halves
    • : biology rare having one of two sides or parts less developed than the otherdimidiate antlers
v.动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : heraldry to halve so that they can be represented on the same shield

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Examples

  • The calyptra (fig. 24) is half-cleft (dimidiate) and very hairy.

  • To dimidiate two coats of arms, the dexter half of one shield was conjoined to the sinister half of the other.

  • Dimidiate -us: halved; extending half way around; applied to elytra when they cover only half the abdomen.

  • The stem is wanting, and the cap is shelving, dimidiate, reniform or suborbicular.

  • Dimidiate, halved, said of a sessile pileus semi-circular in form and attached by the plane edge directly to the wood.