semicircle

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semicircle

noun semicircles

  1. A half of a circle.
  2. A surveyor's instrument for measuring angles; a graphometer.

    Similar: graphometer

  3. An arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area.

    Similar: penalty arc, the D

verb semicircles · semicircling · semicircled

  1. ambitransitive To travel or move around in a semicircle.

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noun half of a circle

Españolsemicírculo
한국어반원 banwon
日本語半円 han'en
中文半圓 /半圆 bànyuán
Portuguêssemicírculo
Françaisdemi-cercle
DeutschHalbkreis
Italianosemicerchio
Ελληνικάημικύκλιο imikýklio
Românăsemicerc
Русскийполукру́г polukrúg
עבריתחֲצִי עִגּוּל khatsí igúl

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@misc{semicircle_2026,
  title = {semicircle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/semicircle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}