Definition of Semiempirical

1. Adjective. Relying to some extent on observation or experiment.

Similar to: Empiric, Empirical

Definition of Semiempirical

1. Adjective. Partially empirical (and partially theoretical) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Semiempirical

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Semiempirical

semidominant
semidouble
semidry
semidrying
semiduals
semiduplex
semidurable
semidwarf
semidwarfs
semidwarves
semie
semiellipse
semiellipses
semielliptic
semielliptical
semiempirical (current term)
semiepiphyte
semierect
semies
semievergreen
semifable
semifables
semifame
semifamous
semifarcical
semifertile
semifeudal
semifictional
semifictionalized
semifield

Literary usage of Semiempirical

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The preferences agree exactly with those obtained from semiempirical methods. We also carried out these calculations with smaller 321 basis sets and whereas ..."

2. Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics: Foundation for the Future by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Significant advances have been made over the past decades in semiempirical analysis and design methods for structural joints. ..."

3. Soil Physics and Rice by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"Eq. 8 also is semiempirical. It was calibrated with data from Byelorussia, USSR, and is not readily applicable to tropical peat areas. ..."

4. Environmental Information for Naval Warfare by National Academy of Engineering, Inc NetLibrary (2003)
"There is still a "person in the loop" in monitoring the model outputs, and the models are semiempirical and contain a wealth of experience from analysis of ..."

5. Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting of the Task Force on Shielding Aspects of by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"K., "semiempirical Formula for Energy-space Distributions of Streamed Neutrons and Gamma-rays in Cylindrical Duct". J. Nucl. Sci. ..."

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