semicircle

IPA: sɛmisˈɝkʌɫ

noun

  • Half of a circle.
  • A surveyor's instrument for measuring angles; a graphometer.
  • (soccer) An arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area.

verb

  • (transitive, intransitive) To travel or move around in a semicircle.
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Examples of "semicircle" in Sentences

  • It is the simple shape of a semicircle.
  • In a semicircle, the position of honor is the center.
  • In a semicircle, the position of honor is at the center.
  • A semicircle of house fronts now defined the north side.
  • Its graph is the upper semicircle centered at the origin.
  • A toe of the straight leg draws a semicircle on the floor.
  • The dancers hold hands and begin their dance in semicircle.
  • The band set up in a semicircle in the studio with one microphone.
  • Member of the Federal Council sit in a semicircle, facing the presidium.
  • Another field method was with the use of string and a semicircle of wire.

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