semi-regular
semi-regular is the alternative spelling of semiregular.
Meaning of semiregular
Adjective
semiregular (not comparable)
- Somewhat regular; occasional.
- Although Lester must still see doctors on a semiregular basis for checkups, his health has returned to normal.2007 July 24, Bill Finley, “Victorious Night for Lester in His Return From Cancer”, in New York Times
- Whose regular open sets form a base.
- A space is semiregular iff the regularly open sets (3D) form a base for the topology.[…]Every space X can be embedded in a semiregular space.1970, Stephen Willard, General Topology, published 2004, page 98
- Uniform (isogonal and isotoxal) with regular faces of two or more types, such that each vertex is surrounded by the same polygons in the same order.
- It will be seen below that this semiregular polyhedron is of importance in its relationship to periodic minimal surfaces serving as a conceptual reference.1993, H. Terrones, A. L. MacKay, “The Geometry of Hypothetical Curved Graphite Structures”, in H. W. Kroto, J.E. Fischer, Deann Cox, editors, The Fullerenes, page 115
Origin of semi-regular
From semi- + regular.
Questions about semi-regular
- What is semi-regular the alternative spelling of?
- Semi-regular is the alternative spelling of semiregular.
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