different between dimidiation vs dimidiate

English

Etymology

Continuing the Middle English dimydicion (circa 1425, in an arithmetical sense), from the Late Latin d?midi?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: d?m?'d???sh?n, d?m?'d???sh?n, IPA^(key): /d??m?d??e???n/, /da??m?d??e???n/

Noun

dimidiation (countable and uncountable, plural dimidiations)

1. The act of dividing into halves.
2. The condition of being divided into halves.
3. (heraldry) A marshalling of two coats of arms by the bisection per pale of their escutcheons and forming a new coat of arms from the dexter half of one coat and the sinister half of the other.

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Translations

See also

• impalement

Further reading

• Dimidiation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Latin dimidiatus, past participle of dimidiare (“to halve”).

Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /d??m?di.?t/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /d??m?di.e?t/

Adjective

dimidiate (not comparable)

1. divided into two (equal) halves
2. Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half.

3. Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side.

Synonyms

• (divided into two halves): See Thesaurus:bisected

Verb

dimidiate (third-person singular simple present dimidiates, present participle dimidiating, simple past and past participle dimidiated)

1. (transitive) To divide into two.
2. (transitive, heraldry) To represent one half of.

Translations

Synonyms

• (to divide into two): halve; see also Thesaurus:bisect

Related terms

• dimidiation

Anagrams

• diamidite

Latin

Verb

d?midi?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?midi?