Thesaurus: dimidiate

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1. a. Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form.
2. a. Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed.
3. a. Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism.
4. v. t. To divide into two equal parts.
5. v. t. To represent the half of; to halve.
6. 1. Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form. 2. (Biol.) (a) Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed. (b) Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism. 1. To divide into two equal parts. [Obs.] Cockeram. 2. (Her.) To represent the half of; to halve.
7. a. Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form. a. Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed. a. Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism. v. t. To divide into two equal parts. v. t. To represent the half of; to halve.