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Definition of half-open - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
statespartially open, not fully closed or open
- The door was half-open, letting in a cool breeze.
2.
mathematicsTECH. interval containing only one endpointTECH.
- The function is defined on a half-open interval.
3.
chessTECH. file with pawns of one colorTECH.
- He controlled the half-open file with his rook.
Origin of half-open
Old English, healf (side) + open (not closed)
Terms with half-open included in their meaning
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architecture
door split horizontally allowing top half to open separately
chess
pawn on a half-open file without adjacent pawns
Examples of half-open in a sentence
She noticed the half-open book on the table. The data set includes a half-open range. We studied the properties of half-open intervals in class. The half-open file gave him a strategic advantage. She planned her moves around the half-open file.
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- French:entrouvert, semi-ouvert, ...
- German:halb offen, halb-offen, ...
- Italian:socchiuso, semichiuso, ...
- Spanish:entreabierto, ...
- Portuguese:entreaberto, meio-aberto, ...
- Chinese:半开的, 半闭的, ...
- Japanese:半開きの, 片開き, ...
- Arabic:نِصْف مَفْتُوح, فَتْرَة نِصْف مَفْتوحَة, ...
- Hebrew:חֲצִי פָּתוּחַ, קָטוּעַ, ...
- Russian:приоткрытый, полузакрытый, ...
- Ukrainian:напіввідкритий, напівзакритий, ...
- Hindi:अधखुला, अर्ध-समाप्त, ...
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