English Explanatory Dictionary

semiform

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A partial or imperfect form.
  2. A crystal structure that is more elaborate than the simplest (primitive) form but which does not include all the faces and symmetry elements characteristic of the full crystal system.

Word forms

semiform semiforms

Etymology

From Latin sēmifōrmis, equivalent to semi- + form.

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