semiuniform
semiuniform adjective: somewhat uniform; partially uniform.
Adjective
semiuniform (not comparable)
- Somewhat uniform; partially uniform.
- Water up to the optimum content was applied during this work. Alter a semiuniform distribution of the lime had been obtained the section was smoothed to approximate grade and sealed with rubber-tire rolling for protection against weather during the hydration period. The length of this period was...1962, Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, volume 61, page 589
- If the proportions of EX-245, solvent, and polybutene are correct, after twenty-four hours, a highly gelled, semiuniform mass is obtained. In some instances, peculiar to the proportions present, some supernatant liquid will be present.1974, The Chemical Formulary: A Condensed Collection of Valuable, Timely, Practical Formulae for Making Thousands of Products in All Fields of Industry, volume 18, D. Van Nostrand, page 53
- Synonyms:
- quasiuniform, quasi-uniform
Noun
semiuniform (plural semiuniforms)
- An outfit that is somewhat uniform-like but is not wholly a true uniform.
- Vain and easily susceptible to flattery, he is by no means averse to publicity, and is, or at any rate was, far more accessible to foreign journalists than his more famous colleague. To-day he has imitated Kerensky's fashion of appearing at Red Army concerts or parades in a semiuniform of khaki...1919 May 10, “Trotzky, the fire-eater, and Lenine, the icy intellectual force of Bolshevism”, in The Literary Digest, volume 61, number 6 (1516), page 90
- […] 50 or more boys, who meet weekly for military drill. The boys wear a semi-uniform, and are provided with dummy rifles. In 1924 the total strength in the United Kingdom was 1,329 companies, with 67,552 members. There is now a junior organization for boys from 9 to 13—the Boy Reserves.1926, Sheffield Diocesan Calendar, Clergy List, and Churchman's Handbook, page 313
- Synonyms:
- quasi-uniform
Examples of semiuniform in a sentence
- To-day he has imitated Kerensky's fashion of appearing at Red Army concerts or parades in a semiuniform of khaki, and even his own friends have taunted him with Napoleonic designs."1919 May 10, “Trotzky, the fire-eater, and Lenine, the icy intellectual force of Bolshevism”, in The Literary Digest, volume 61, number 6...
- Even those gentlemen in semiuniforms who spend their days with holstered pistols as guards at the "Free Europe" station have been recommended to the CIA by Bonn authorities.1971, Daily Report: Eastern Europe, page G-10:
Synonyms of semiuniform
Forms of semiuniform
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Origin of semiuniform
From semi- + uniform.
Words formed from semiuniform
Questions about semiuniform
- What does semiuniform mean?
- Semiuniform means somewhat uniform; partially uniform.
- How do you use semiuniform in a sentence?
- To-day he has imitated Kerensky's fashion of appearing at Red Army concerts or parades in a semiuniform of khaki, and even his own friends have taunted him with Napoleonic designs."
- What part of speech is semiuniform?
- Semiuniform can be an adjective or a noun.
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