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semiscientific

semiscientific adjective: partially scientific; having or using certain aspects of science.

Adjective

semiscientific (not comparable)

  1. Partially scientific; having or using certain aspects of science.
    • League officials set the thresholds for suspension — on the seventh technical foul or the fourth flagrant-foul point — using a semiscientific approach.2009 June 4, Howard Beck, “Numbers Crunched for Discipline Rules”, in New York Times

Origin of semiscientific

From semi- + scientific.

Questions about semiscientific

What does semiscientific mean?
Semiscientific means partially scientific; having or using certain aspects of science.
What part of speech is semiscientific?
Semiscientific is an adjective.

Words near semiscientific in the dictionary

  1. semisavoy
  2. semiscenic
  3. semischistose
  4. semischolarly
  5. semischolastic
  6. semiscientific
  7. semiscripted
  8. semiseafaring
  9. semiseasonal
  10. semisecondary
  11. semisecrecy

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