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semi-circumference

 [sem-i-sur-kuhl]   Origin

sem·i·cir·cle

   [sem-i-sur-kuhl]
noun
1.
Also called sem·i·cir·cum·fer·ence  [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uhns, -fruhns, sem-ahy-] . half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
2.
anything having or arranged in the form of a half of a circle.
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Origin:
1520–30; < Latin sēmicirculus. See semi-, circle

Related forms
sem·i·cir·cu·lar  [sem-i-sur-kyuh-ler] , adjective
sem·i·cir·cu·lar·ly, adverb
sem·i·cir·cu·lar·ness, noun
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semicircle
1520s, from semi- + circle. Semicircular is attested from early 15c.
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