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semilenticular

semilenticular adjective: half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens.

Adjective

semilenticular (not comparable)

  1. Half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens.
    • A dark blue limestone, of a conchoidal or semilenticular form1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy

Origin of semilenticular

From semi- + lenticular.

Questions about semilenticular

What does semilenticular mean?
Semilenticular means half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens.
What part of speech is semilenticular?
Semilenticular is an adjective.

Words near semilenticular in the dictionary

  1. semilegitimately
  2. semilength
  3. semilengths
  4. semilens
  5. semilenses
  6. semilenticular
  7. semileptonic
  8. semileptonically
  9. semilethal
  10. semilethal dose
  11. semilethal doses

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