colon–semicolon formglossary / COLON–SEMICOLON FORM colon–semicolon form. Patents. A style of writing patent claims that uses a colon after the preamble and semi-colons between every two elements. Cf. OUTLINE FORM; SINGLE-PARAGRAPH FORM; SUBPARAGRAPH FORM. 词条贡献者 资深译员Steven,毕业于美国一流的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各种与政府政策有关的法律文件。