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semicircle

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. semicircle (noun)
  2. dangerous semicircle (noun)

semi·cir·cle

noun
\ˈse-mē-ˌsər-kəl, ˈse-ˌmī-, -mi-\

Definition of SEMICIRCLE

1
: a half of a circle
2
: an object or arrangement of objects in the form of a half circle
— semi·cir·cu·lar \ˌse-mē-ˈsər-kyə-lər\ adjective
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Examples of SEMICIRCLE

  1. The children sat in a semicircle.
  2. The houses are built in a semicircle.

Origin of SEMICIRCLE

Latin semicirculus, from semi- + circulus circle
First Known Use: 1526

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

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