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Dimidiation — Di*mid i*a tion, n. [L. dimidiatio.] The act of dimidiating or halving; the state of being dimidiate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dimidiation — This article is about heraldry. For the mathematical operation, see division by two. Coat of arms of Hastings, showing a partially dimidiated shield, where the front halves of the upper and lower lions are joined to the rear halves of ships. This … Wikipedia
dimidiation — ˌmidēˈāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin dimidiation , dimidiatio action of halving, from Latin dimidiatus + ion , io ion : a formation of marshaling by joining the dexter half of one heraldic shield with the sinister half of another divided… … Useful english dictionary
dimidiation — noun a) The act of dividing into halves b) The formation of a coat of arms from the halves of two others See Also: dimidiate … Wiktionary
dimidiation — di·mid·i·a·tion … English syllables
Division of the field — In heraldry, the field (background) of a shield can be divided into more than one area of different tinctures, usually following the lines of one of the ordinaries and carrying its name (e.g. a shield divided in the shape of a chevron is said to… … Wikipedia
Heraldry — The German Hyghalmen Roll was made in the late fifteenth century and illustrates the German practice of repeating themes from the arms in the crest. (See Roll of arms) Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning … Wikipedia
Division by two — In mathematics, division by two or halving has also been called mediation or dimidiation.[1] The treatment of this as a different operation from multiplication and division by other numbers goes back to the ancient Egyptians, whose multiplication … Wikipedia
Cinque Ports — For the galleon, see Cinque Ports (1703 ship). Location of the Cinque Ports and their limbs. The Confederation of Cinque Ports (pronounced sink ports, never as the French cinq) is a historic series of coastal towns in Kent and Sussex. It was… … Wikipedia
bisection — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Division into two parts. < N PARAG:bisection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 bisection bisection bipartition Sgm: N 1 dichotomy dichotomy subdichotomy Sgm: N 1 halving halving &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 dimidiation dimidiation … English dictionary for students
