semivida

Portuguese

Etymology

From semi- +‎ vida.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsẽ.miˈvi.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌse.miˈvi.da/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˌmiˈvi.dɐ/ [sɨˌmiˈvi.ðɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˌmiˈbi.dɐ/ [sɨˌmiˈβi.ðɐ]

Hyphenation: se‧mi‧vi‧da

Noun

semivida f (plural semividas)

(nuclear physics) half-life
Synonym: meia-vida

Spanish

Etymology

From semi- +‎ vida.

Noun

semivida f (plural semividas)

half-life

Further reading

“semivida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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