Definition of semicircle
1 : a half of a circle
2 : an object or arrangement of objects in the form of a half circle
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Examples of semicircle in a Sentence
The children sat in a semicircle.
The houses are built in a semicircle.
Recent Examples of semicircle from the Web
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So Westco found leftover pink cardboard stock and formed a 9-by-9-by-4-inch container with four semicircle flaps to fold together.
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The corpses were sprawled in a semicircle, on chairs and beds that had been dragged into the backyard.
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Origin and Etymology of semicircle
Latin semicirculus, from semi- + circulus circle
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SEMICIRCLE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of semicircle for English Language Learners
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: half of a circle
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: an arrangement of people or things that forms a semicircle
SEMICIRCLE Defined for Kids
semicircle
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semi·cir·cle
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Definition of semicircle for Students
: half of a circle
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