ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIMIDIATE
From Latin dīmidiāre to halve, from dīmidius half, from dis- apart + medius middle.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DIMIDIATE
PRESENT
Present
I dimidiate
you dimidiate
he/she/it dimidiates
we dimidiate
you dimidiate
they dimidiate
Present continuous
I am dimidiating
you are dimidiating
he/she/it is dimidiating
we are dimidiating
you are dimidiating
they are dimidiating
Present perfect
I have dimidiated
you have dimidiated
he/she/it has dimidiated
we have dimidiated
you have dimidiated
they have dimidiated
Present perfect continuous
I have been dimidiating
you have been dimidiating
he/she/it has been dimidiating
we have been dimidiating
you have been dimidiating
they have been dimidiating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I dimidiated
you dimidiated
he/she/it dimidiated
we dimidiated
you dimidiated
they dimidiated
Past continuous
I was dimidiating
you were dimidiating
he/she/it was dimidiating
we were dimidiating
you were dimidiating
they were dimidiating
Past perfect
I had dimidiated
you had dimidiated
he/she/it had dimidiated
we had dimidiated
you had dimidiated
they had dimidiated
Past perfect continuous
I had been dimidiating
you had been dimidiating
he/she/it had been dimidiating
we had been dimidiating
you had been dimidiating
they had been dimidiating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will dimidiate
you will dimidiate
he/she/it will dimidiate
we will dimidiate
you will dimidiate
they will dimidiate
Future continuous
I will be dimidiating
you will be dimidiating
he/she/it will be dimidiating
we will be dimidiating
you will be dimidiating
they will be dimidiating
Future perfect
I will have dimidiated
you will have dimidiated
he/she/it will have dimidiated
we will have dimidiated
you will have dimidiated
they will have dimidiated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dimidiating
you will have been dimidiating
he/she/it will have been dimidiating
we will have been dimidiating
you will have been dimidiating
they will have been dimidiating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would dimidiate
you would dimidiate
he/she/it would dimidiate
we would dimidiate
you would dimidiate
they would dimidiate
Conditional continuous
I would be dimidiating
you would be dimidiating
he/she/it would be dimidiating
we would be dimidiating
you would be dimidiating
they would be dimidiating
Conditional perfect
I would have dimidiate
you would have dimidiate
he/she/it would have dimidiate
we would have dimidiate
you would have dimidiate
they would have dimidiate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dimidiating
you would have been dimidiating
he/she/it would have been dimidiating
we would have been dimidiating
you would have been dimidiating
they would have been dimidiating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you dimidiate
we let´s dimidiate
you dimidiate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
dimidiated
Present Participle
dimidiating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIMIDIATE»
Discover the use of
dimidiate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dimidiate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Flora Edinensis: Or, A Description of Plants Growing Near ...
Catyptra dimidiate. 349. Tortula. Seta terminal. Peristome single, of 32 filiform,
twisted teeth, nearly free, or more or less united by a tubiform membrane.
Calyptra dimidiate.— P. 231. 350. Didymodon. Seta terminal. Peristome single, of
16 teeth ...
Robert Kaye Greville, 1824
Calyptra dimidiate. 28. Timmia. Outer peristome of 16 teeth ; lacinim of the inner
variously united at the base by transverse bars and frequently cohering at the
points. Calyptra dimidiate. 29. Bartramia. Outer peristome of 16 teeth ; lacinia of
the ...
James Edward Smith, William Jackson Hooker, Miles Joseph Berkeley, 1844
3
The genera of South African plants: arranged according to ...
_ Calyptra dimidiate. (Small tufted mosses, growing generally on clay banks.
Several Cape species). IX. DRUMMONDIA. Hook. Peristome very minute, of I6
entire, very short, truncate teeth. Calyptra large, dimidiate. (D. clavellata, Hook., a
...
William Henry Harvey, 1838
4
A Synoptical Compend of British Botany: Arranged After the ...
CLASS XXIV. CRYPTOGAMIA. ORDER II. MUSC/. 490 Weissia. Peristome of 16
entire equi-distant teeth. Calyptra dimidiate. 491 Dicranum. Peristome of 16 bifid
equi-distant teeth. Calyptra dimidiate. 492 Trichostomum. Peristome of 16 equal ...
John Kingston Galpine, 1829
5
A Synoptical Compend of British Botany ... Fourth Edition, Etc
Pen'ßlome of 16 entire equi-distant teeth. Culyptru dimidiate. 491 Dicmmun.
Perirtome of 16 bitid инд-111511111: teeth. Соц/рт: dimidiate. 492
Tnrcnosromun. Рез—{поте of 16 equal teeth divided to the base, or 32 in pairs.
Calyptra mitrifonn.
John GALPINE (A.L.S.), 1834
6
Flora Devoniensis: Or A Descriptive Catalogue of Plants ...
Peristome of 8 double teeth. Calyptra mitriform, unfurrowed. — P. 84. 124.
Polytrichum. Fr. stalk terminal. Peristome of 32 or 64 equidistant incurved teeth,
their summits united by a horizontal membrane. Calyptra dimidiate, small. —P. 84
. 125.
John Pike Jones, J. F. Kingston, 1829
7
Loudon's Encyclopædia of Plants: Comprising the Specific ...
22o8. Bartramia. Fruitstalk terminal Theca subglobosc. Peristome double: outer
one of 16 teeth ; inner one of a membrane cleft into 16 bifid segments. Calyptra
dimidiate. £39. Pohlia. Frui'stalk terminal. Peristome double : teeth separate
acute; ...
John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, 1872
8
Twenty lessons on British mosses
Veil dimidiate. Encalypta. Fringe of 16 equidistant entire teeth. Veil campanu- late
. Weissia. Fringe of 16 equidistant entire teeth. Veil dimidiate. Grimmia. Fringe of
16 equidistant teeth, entire or perforated, rarely cleft. Veil mitriform. Didymodon.
William Gardiner (A.L.S.), 1849
9
Encyclopaedia of Plants: Comprising the Specific Character, ...
'alyptra dimidiate. 22:39. Palilia. Fl'lll'8I&tll( terminal. Peristome double: teeth
separate acute; membrane with 16 processes, which are entire at the end without
cilixe. 22-10. B:-yum. Fruitstalk terminal. Peristome double: outer one of 16 teeth;
...
John Claudius Loudon, 1872
10
Loudon's Encyclopaedia of Plants: Comprising the Specific ...
Calyptra dimidiate. 2239. Poltlia. Fruitstalk terminal. Peristome double: teeth
separate acute; membrane with 16 processes, which are entire at the end without
cilim. Q40 Bryum. l-'ruitstallt terminal. Peristome double: outer one of 16 teeth;
inner ...
John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, 1880
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIMIDIATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
dimidiate is used in the context of the following news items.
IUCN bird update – Major worries for African vultures, European sea …
In the Cook Islands of the Pacific, the sustained recovery of Raratonga Monarch (Pomarea dimidiate), once one of the world's rarest birds, has ... «Wildlife Extra, Jun 12»
The Dangers of Light Pollution on Insect Ecosystems
Davies cited a different study that found that Triatoma dimidiate, an insect known for carrying an infectious disease called Chagas, was more ... «Care2.com, May 12»
Should We Turn Off the Lights?
For example, another recent study showed that Triatoma dimidiate, an insect that can carry Chagas disease (an inflammatory, infectious illness) ... «Discovery News, May 12»
