semivida

Portuguese

Etymology

From semi- +‎ vida.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsẽ.miˈvi.dɐ/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˌmiˈvi.dɐ/ [sɨˌmiˈvi.ðɐ]

• (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)

1. (nuclear physics) half-life

   Synonym: meia-vida

Spanish

Etymology

From semi- +‎ vida.

Noun

semivida f (plural semividas)

1. half-life

Further reading

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