semiforbidden

English

Etymology

semi- +‎ forbidden

Adjective

semiforbidden (not comparable)

1. (mathematics, physics) Partially forbidden
   • 2016, Zhenzhen Li, Hongyan Zhou, Lei Hao, Shufen Wang, Tuo Ji, Bo Liu, “Strong Optical and UV Intermediate-Width Emission Lines in the Quasar SDSS J232444.80-094600.3: Dust-Free and Intermediate-Density Gas at the Skin of Dusty Torus ?”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     The IEL component is presented in different emission lines, including the permitted lines \lya\ $\lambda$1216, \civ\ $\lambda$1549, semiforbidden line \ciii\ $\lambda$1909, and forbidden lines \oiii\ $\lambda \lambda$4959, 5007.