Vocabulary : Dimidiate to Diminishingly
Dimidiate : Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form. ;; Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, 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; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism. ;; To divide into two equal parts. ;; To represent the half of; to halve.Dimidiated : of Dimidiate
Dimidiating : of Dimidiate
Dimidiation : The act of dimidiating or halving; the state of being dimidiate.
Diminish : To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase. ;; To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken. ;; To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh. ;; To take away; to subtract. ;; To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it.
