Dimidiate

·vt To divide into two equal parts.

II. Dimidiate ·vt To represent the half of; to Halve.

III. Dimidiate ·adj Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form.

IV. Dimidiate ·adj Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism.

V. Dimidiate ·adj 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.