What does SEMI mean?

Definitions for SEMI
ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪse·mi

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. semifinal, seminoun

    one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament

  2. trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry, seminoun

    a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

  3. semitrailer, seminoun

    a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle

Wiktionary

  1. seminoun

    A semi-detached house.

  2. seminoun

    A semitrailer; a tractor-trailer; an 18 wheeler.

  3. seminoun

    semifinal

  4. seminoun

    A partial erection.

  5. Etymology: The prefix semi- used as a noun.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. SEMInoun

    A word which, used in composition, signifies half: as semicircle, half a circle.

    Etymology: Latin.

Wikipedia

  1. SEMI

    SEMI is an industry association comprising companies involved in the electronics design and manufacturing supply chain. They provide equipment, materials and services for the manufacture of semiconductors, photovoltaic panels, LED and flat panel displays, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), printed and flexible electronics, and related micro and nano-technologies.SEMI is headquartered in Milpitas, California, and has offices in Bangalore; Berlin; Brussels; Hsinchu; Seoul; Shanghai; Singapore; Tokyo; and Washington, D.C. Its main activities include conferences and trade shows, development of industry standards, market research reporting, and industry advocacy. The president and chief executive officer of the organization is Ajit Manocha.

ChatGPT

  1. semi

    Semi is a prefix derived from Latin word "semi-" which means half or partially. It is used to form compound words, indicating something that is incomplete, halfway, or partly in a certain state or quality. For instance, semi-circle (half a circle), semi-conscious (partly conscious), semi-final (a stage in a tournament before the final).

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. semi

    1. n. Abbreviation for ‘semicolon’, when speaking. “Commands to grind are prefixed by semi-semi-star” means that the prefix is ;;*, not 1/4 of a star. 2. A prefix used with words such as ‘immediately’ as a qualifier. “When is the system coming up?” “Semi-immediately.” (That is, maybe not for an hour.) “We did consider that possibility semi-seriously.” See also infinite.

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Anagrams for SEMI »

  1. MSIE

  2. mise

  3. sime

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SEMI in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SEMI in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of SEMI in a Sentence

  1. Greg Bretzing:

    On at least two occasions, Finicum reaches his right hand toward a pocket ... on his jacket, he did have a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic handgun in that pocket.

  2. Richard Betts:

    All of the attention to previously tolerated or semi-ignored or swept-under-the-rug sorts of issues has just bubbled up through society, and the military as a major institution has been caught up in it like others.

  3. Kai Pfaffenbach:

    The semi-finals is a warm up also for photographers, i was free to play around and I thought I would try a motion blur ... I saw him running ... The moment he turned his head I thought the picture was ruined as it would be too shaky but it just happened ... and overnight it became 'the' picture.

  4. Alexander Zverev:

    Last year I came in winning the World Tour Finals, beating maybe the two best players of all time in the semi-finals and finals, i was also kind of the only young guy still. Now you have Tsitsipas, now you have Medvedev, you have (Denis) Shapovalov.

  5. Chief Executive Reinhard Ploss:

    The market environment remains challenging, cyclical pressures are persisting, and we continue to steer our course through what feels like the bottom of an ordinary semi downcycle.

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