semicircle
Also called sem·i·cir·cum·fer·ence [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uhns, -fruhns, sem-ahy-]. /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/. half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
anything having or arranged in the form of a half of a circle.
Origin of semicircle
1Other words from semicircle
- sem·i·cir·cu·lar [sem-i-sur-kyuh-ler], /ˌsɛm ɪˈsɜr kyə lər/, adjective
- sem·i·cir·cu·lar·ly, adverb
- sem·i·cir·cu·lar·ness, noun
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How to use semicircle in a sentence
We sat in a semi-circle with our legs crossed, smiling, and our heads were tilted to the left and right.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Naomi Foner on What It Means to Be ‘Very Good Girls’ | Jamie Lee Curtis | July 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe more they came from the left side of the semi-circle their positions became anti-Zionist and almost anti-Semitic.
A group of mostly young men stood in a contented semi-circle, posing for photos.
On Match Day, the Nation’s Medical Students Discover Their Residencies | Casey Schwartz | March 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe stop-keys will be seen arranged in an inclined semi-circle overhanging and just above the keyboards.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerLamb turned the paper over and winked at himself in the concave mirror of the semi-circle of bar.
The first domestics of the Count, respectful and timid, remained standing in a semi-circle behind their master.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueThe Union lines of defense were in a semi-circle and Hood was on the southeast, lightly entrenched.
The Civil War Through the Camera | Henry W. (Henry William) ElsonHe stood quite still and watched his revolver describe a semi-circle in the darkness and a fall with a little splash in the water.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin | E. Phillips Oppenheim
British Dictionary definitions for semicircle
/ (ˈsɛmɪˌsɜːkəl) /
one half of a circle
half the circumference of a circle
anything having the shape or form of half a circle
Derived forms of semicircle
- semicircular (ˌsɛmɪˈsɜːkjʊlə), adjective
- semicircularly, adverb
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