Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semimean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semimean
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat or partially mean.

adj

Pertaining to half the length of the middle axis on an ellipse (halfway between the major and minor axes).

noun

The result obtained by taking either the largest or smallest half of the values and calculating the mean.

Example Sentences

"The planes in which lie the semimajor and semimean axes of both the pebbles and quartz-feldspar aggregates coincide with those of the crystalline schistosity (Sj, which follows the bedding (S0)."
"Moreover, semimeans unify many of the more common measures."
"The third captures the mean squared wealth and the lower semimean squared wealth."

Etymology

From semi- + mean.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Inflected Forms

semimeans (plural)

Antonyms

seminice

Questions

What does semimean mean?: Somewhat or partially mean.
Where does semimean come from?: From semi- + mean.

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