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
The next morning, Kerry joins his counterparts on the stage of the primary convention hall, surrounded by hundreds of youth climate activists seated in a semicircle surrounding the stage.
John Kerry Is Bringing America Back Into the Climate Fight | Justin Worland/Naples. Italy | October 28, 2021 | TimeThe cap on this tree-growing mushroom is a wide semicircle, flat on the bottom and hoof-shaped on top.
The two types of fungi you want in your fire-starting kit | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | February 16, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIn this case, the best you could do was to cut the semicircle in half, forming two quarter-circles that could be stacked directly on top of each other.
He ate half of it, and he wants to save the remaining semicircle of pizza in his refrigerator.
In less than sixty seconds he would become the focus of a hidden and annihilating fire from a semicircle of houses.
The Real Memorial Day: Oliver Wendell Holmes's Salute To A Momentous American Anniversary | Malcolm Jones | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He then spread his arms dramatically, drawing a semicircle of emptiness.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks | Max Brooks | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen we reached high ground again the twilight was fading to a semicircle of bloodshot gray in the northwest.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe French troops, strung out in a great semicircle on the Ebro, were quickly concentrated.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonOn the outside, two small flights of steps, forming a semicircle, lead up to the top.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe temples, twenty-seven in number, are excavated in tall perpendicular cliffs, which form a semicircle.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferSome twenty of the boys went up, and stood in a large semicircle round the desk.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
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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