sematic

[ si-mat-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Biology.

serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.

sematic

/ sɪˈmætɪk /

(of the conspicuous coloration of certain animals) acting as a warning, esp to potential predators

Origin of sematic¹

1885–90; < Greek sēmat- (stem of sêma ) sign + -ic

Origin of sematic¹

C19: from Greek sēma a sign

They provide visual and sematic information about the structure of a webpage, much like levels in an outline.

It’s somewhat sematic, but it’s important to understand how the technology works.

It is not, at this point, necessary to treat sematic characters at any greater length.

It will be found that in many cases the argument here made use of applies equally to the origin of cryptic and sematic colours.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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