Word: semipositone
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: se
mi
po
si
tone
Definition: an eigenvalue problem that would be a positone eigenvalue problem except that the nonlinear function is not positive when its argument is zero.
Morphemes:
Affix: semi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: somewhat, rather, quasi-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: semi-
Language: la
Decoded: semi-
Meaning: half
Affix: positive
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: electropositive; having a positive charge
Etymology Compounds: Affix: po-
Language: la
Decoded: po-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: off, away
Affix: sinō
Language: la
Decoded: sino
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I let, permit, allow, suffer.
Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: monotone
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: monotonus
Language: la
Decoded: monotonus
Meaning: unvarying in tone