dimidiation

dimidiation

English

Etymology

Continuing the Middle English dimydicion (circa 1425, in an arithmetical sense), from the Late Latin dīmidiātiō.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dĭmĭ'dĭāʹshən, dīmĭ'dĭāʹshən, IPA^(key): /dɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/, /daɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/

Noun

dimidiation (countable and uncountable, plural dimidiations)

1. The act of dividing into halves.
2. The condition of being divided into halves.
3. (heraldry) A marshalling of two coats of arms by the bisection per pale of their escutcheons and forming a new coat of arms from the dexter half of one coat and the sinister half of the other.

Related terms

• dimidiate
• dimidiated
• dimidiately

Translations

act of dividing into halves

Latin: dīmidiātiō f (Late Latin) Middle English: dimydicion

condition of being divided into halves

heraldry: marshalling of two coats of arms from the dexter half of one coat and the sinister half of the other

Latin: dīmidiātiō f (Mediaeval) Swedish: dimidiation c, halvering (sv) c

See also

• impalement

Further reading

• Dimidiation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia