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Dimidiation

/daɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/

The act of dividing into halves.

📖 Definitions of "Dimidiation"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of dividing into halves.

  2. 2

    The condition of being divided into halves.

  3. 3

    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.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dimidiation"

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WordDefinition
quadrisectionnounThe action of dividing something into four parts.
equidivisionnoundivision into equal parts
tripartitionnounA division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity.
hexachotomynounThe division of one into six separate but related parts.
fractioningnounA division or breaking into fractions.
halfthnounThe ordinal form of half; ½; 50%; .5.
halfnounOne of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
moietynounA half.
half-dealnounA half-part; half.
bisegmentnoun(mathematics) One of two equal parts of a line segment, circle, polygon, or other entity.
one-halfnounOne of two equal parts (1/2, ½, 0.5).
semiditonenoun(music) The lesser third, having its terms as 6 to 5; a hemiditone.
semidiameternoun(astronomy) The apparent radius of a star etc, when viewed from Earth.
semidiapasonnoun(music) A diminished octave.
quadripartitionnounA division into four parts.
décimenounAlternative form of decime (“coin”). [(historical, law, obsolete) Synonym of tithing (a division of the hundreds of medieval England)]
semilunenoun(geometry) The half of a lune.
half-timenoun(sports) The interval between the two halves of a sports match.
tetrachotomynounDivision of a whole into four parts.
halftonenoun(printing) A picture made by using the process of half-toning.

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