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
Words Nearby semicircle
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How to use semicircle in a sentence
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 BEASTHe 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 Pfeiffer
The 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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