dimidiate
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dimidiate
- /dɪˈmɪdi.ət/
- /dɪˈmɪdi.eɪt/
Where it comes from
From Latin dīmidiātus, past participle of dīmidiāre (“to halve”).
adjective
- Divided into two (equal) halves.
- Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half. a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed
- Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side. dimidiate hermaphroditism
verb dimidiates · dimidiating · dimidiated
- To divide into two. […] it may be dimidiated: for instance, half a rose and half a lis being stuck together, or half a lis and half an eagle.
- To represent one half of, or undergo dimidiation with. […] hybridization in the same vein is the beast shown as supporters to arms granted in 1971, where a unicorn dimidiates a lion rampant.
