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Divided into two (equal) halves. examples
Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half. examples
Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side. examples
third-person singular simple present dimidiates, present participle dimidiating, simple past and past participle dimidiated
(transitive) To divide into two. quotations examples
[…] it may be dimidiated: for instance, half a rose and half a lis being stuck together, or half a lis and half an eagle.
1915, Guy Cadogan Rothery, ABC of Heraldry, page 175
(transitive, heraldry) To represent one half of, or undergo dimidiation with. quotations examples
[…] hybridization in the same vein is the beast shown as supporters to arms granted in 1971, where a unicorn dimidiates a lion rampant.
1973, Rhodesiana, numbers 28–31, The Rhodesia Africana Society, page 36