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one-half

one-half

61 1.0
One of two equal parts of something
  • noun
  • /wʌn hɑːf/
translation icon : mitad
  • At best, these tests are correctly placing slightly more than one-half of the children screened.
  • approximately one-half
  • almost one-half
  • more than one-half

We just said that the inverse operation of squaring is raising it to the one half power, right?

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Examples

  • After a week of sanding, gluing, and nailing the sculpture, one half of the boat was finally complete.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Additionally, these children showed about a one-half standard deviation increase in language functioning during this same one-year period.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The man looks behind and sees that one half of the sky is already covered in clouds.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • One half of the note was found on a dead pirate.

    China Seas (1935)

  • So this is just one half of the show floor and then there's still another half which is about the same size.

  • The majority of respondents were employed, but nearly one-half reported earning less than $20,000.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Forty percent received assistance through Supplemental Security Income, and more than one-half received Social Security Disability Insurance.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The other centers account for 8 percent, with Elk-Silver having one-half of the dispersed sites.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In terms of grading, one-half used letter grades and one-half used a pass-fail system.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Now, pour one-half cup of water and one-half cup of vinegar into the bottle.

Synonyms

half
vsone-half
∞ 1.0

One of two equal parts after something is divided

has identical meaning but is the alternative written form
moiety
vsone-half
1 9.9

One of two parts that are about the same size

expresses exact equality rather than approximate division

How Much

whole
484 1.0
two-thirds
182 1.6
one-half
61 1.0
one-third
129 1.0
one-quarter
29 1.0
one-eighth
3 1.0

Surface Forms

one-half singular
one-halves plural

Morphology

one-half = one + half (transparent) = one + half

The meaning is directly compositional: 'one' + 'half' denotes a single half of something.

Etymology

One-half combines one ('single') and half ('one of two equal parts'). So it literally means a single 'half' and is used for either of the two equal parts of something.