Word: semiellipse
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
mi
e
llipse
Definition: A half ellipse.
Morphemes:
Affix: semi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: half
Etymology Compounds: Affix: semi-
Language: la
Decoded: semi-
Meaning: half
Affix: ellipse
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ellipse
Language: fr
Decoded: ellipse
PoS: Noun
Meaning: ellipsis