dia- definitions Merriam Webster's also di- prefix Etymology: Latin, from Greek, through, apart, from dia; akin to Latin dis- through < diapositive > ; across < diadromous > Oxford Reference ... diaphanous). 2 apart (diacritical). 3 across (diameter). Etymology: Gk f. dia through Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dia- Di"a-, Di- Di- . [Gr. dia` through; orig., dividing into two parts; akin to ? two. See ... denoting through; also, between, apart, asunder, across. Before a vowel dia-becomes di-; as, diactinic; dielectric, etc.
... j. Etymology: L var. of dis- 3. prefix form of DIA- before a vowel. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Di- Di- [Gr ... to ? two, L. bis twice. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Dia-. The L. pref. dis- sometimes assumes the form di-. See ... case may be. See Bi-, 2. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dia- Di"a-, Di- Di- . [Gr. dia` through; orig., dividing into two parts; akin to ? two. See ... denoting through; also, between, apart, asunder, across. Before a vowel dia-becomes di-; as, diactinic; dielectric, etc.
... s noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek (h?) dia pas?n (chord?n symph?nia), literally, the concord through all the notes, from dia through + pas?n, genitive feminine plural of pas all — more at dia-, pan- Date: circa 1501 1. a. a burst of sound ... Etymology: ME in sense 'octave' f. L diapason f. Gk dia pason (khordon) through all (notes) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Diapason ... the concord of the first and last notes, the octave); dia` through + ?, gen. pl. of ? all: cf. F. diapason. Cf. Panacea ...
... a perfect fourth. Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Greek (Euangelion) dia tessar?n, literally, Gospel out of four, from dia through, out of + tessar?n, genitive of tessares four — more at dia-, four Date: 1803 a harmony of the four Gospels edited ... Di`a*tes"sa*ron, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?); dia` through + ?, gen. of ? four (sc. ?.).] 1. (Anc. Mus.) The interval ...
... noun Etymology: Greek diastol? dilatation, from diastellein to expand, from dia- + stellein to prepare, send Date: circa 1578 a rhythmically recurrent ... SYSTOLE). Derivatives: diastolic adj. Etymology: LL f. Gk diastello (as DIA-, stello place) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Diastole Di*as"to ... n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to put asunder, to separate; dia` through + ? to set, to place.] 1. (Physiol.) The rhythmical expansion ...
... Late Latin diaphragma, from Greek, from diaphrassein to barricade, from dia- + phrassein to enclose Date: 14th century 1. a body partition ... diaphragmatic adj. Etymology: ME f. LL diaphragma f. Gk (as DIA-, phragma -atos f. phrasso fence in) Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... L. diaphragma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to fence by a partition wall; dia` through + ?, ?, to fence, inclose; prob. akin to L. fareire to ...
... from Greek diaphan?s, from diaphainein to show through, from dia- + phainein to show — more at fancy Date: 1614 1. characterized ... diaphanously adv. Etymology: med.L diaphanus f. Gk diaphanes (as DIA-, phaino show) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Diaphanous Di*aph"a*nous, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show or shine through; dia` through + ? to show, and in the passive, to shine: cf ...
... from Greek diastasis separation, interval, from diistanai to separate, from dia- + histanai to cause to stand — more at stand Date: 1838 ... adj. diastatic adj. Etymology: F f. Gk diastasis separation (as DIA-, stasis placing) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Diastase Di"a*stase, n. [Gr. ? separation, fr. ?, ? to stand apart; dia` through + ?, ?, to stand, set: cf. F. diastase. Cf. Diastasis.] (Physiol ...
... from Greek diagn?sis, from diagign?skein to distinguish, from dia- + gign?skein to know — more at know Date: 1655 1 ... an instance of this. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk (as DIA-, gignosko recognize) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Diagnosis Di`ag*no ... sis, n.; pl. Diagnoses. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to distinguish; dia` through, asunder + ? to know. See Know.] 1. (Med.) The art ...
... New Latin, from Greek, separation, from dialyein to dissolve, from dia- + lyein to loosen — more at lose Date: 1861 1. the ... technique. Derivatives: dialytic adj. Etymology: L f. Gk dialusis (as DIA-, luo set free) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dialysis Di*al ... Dialyses. [L., separation, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to part asunder, dissolve; dia` through + ? to loose.] 1. (Gram.) Di[ae]resis. See Di ...
... Greek diagramma, from diagraphein to mark out by lines, from dia- + graphein to write — more at carve Date: 1619 1. a ... diagrammatic adj. diagrammatically adv. Etymology: L diagramma f. Gk (as DIA-, -GRAM) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Diagram Di"a*gram, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to mark out by lines; dia` through + ? to draw, write: cf. F. diagramme. See Graphic.] 1 ...
... diagonalis, from Greek diag?nios from angle to angle, from dia- + g?nia angle; akin to Greek gony knee — more at ... Derivatives: diagonally adv. Etymology: L diagonalis f. Gk diagonios (as DIA-, gonia angle) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Diagonal Di*ag"o*nal, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. ? from to angle; dia` through + ? an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf. F ...
... from Greek diad?ma, from diadein to bind around, from dia- + dein to bind; akin to Sanskrit d?man rope Date ... f. OF diademe f. L diadema f. Gk diadema (as DIA-, deo bind) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Diadem Di"a*dem ... e]me, L. diadema, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to bind round; dia` through, across + ? to bind; cf. Skr. d[=a] to bind ...