Definition of semicircle in English:

semicircle

noun ˈsɛmɪsəːkl

1A half of a circle or of its circumference.
Example sentencesExamples
- Just beyond their embrace, their handlers pawed the ground, growling and barking on their hands and knees, held at bay by double semicircles etched in the dirt that demarcated their sides.
- To the left of the ‘dagger’ a black triangle is gently crowned by a semicircle, gloomily dark gray.
- The semicircles were made with a sweep of watercolor consisting of Reid's usual diluted mix of red, yellow and blue - a blend that resolves as gray.
- In the 70°C samples, semicircles and sinusoidal bends are observed.
- The most ornamental part of doors was their heads, which took on various shapes, including triangles, semicircles or arcs.
- His point is well taken, for if circles were defined in terms of semicircles, then presumably semicircles would be defined in terms of the quarter-circles of which they are composed, and so on, ad infinitum.
- It is well burnished only on the exterior body, which is decorated with a series of engraved ticked circles and semicircles.
- A stationary front is denoted by semicircles and triangles on alternate sides of the front.
- The solution, a semicircle whose diameter is on the given line, is obtained by reflecting the curve in the line and invoking the isoperimetric property of the circle.
- It appears in all the canvases and works on paper in different combinations and permutations, linked by linear extensions that form varying kinds of S-curves or semicircles.
- The crown was crafted out of platinum and designed as three semicircles, one in the center and one on each side.
- His method uses a semicircle rotating in three dimensional space and the curve formed by it cutting another three dimensional surface.
- Throughout the building, circles and semicircles mix with straight lines.
- Each half consisted of a line that was a semicircle.
- It is a complete circle and then down on the bottom half there is a semicircle with a little circle above it.
- This he affected by circumscribing a semicircle about an isosceles right-angled triangle and a segment of a circle similar to those cut off by the sides.
- They usually exhibit a cross section of roughly a semicircle.
- It is two unequal semicircles (with diameters AB and BC) stuck together along their diameters.
- In other words, a semicircle and a family of abutting semicircles constructed on its diameter are isoperimetric.
- Taki - she hasn't gotten his last name and probably never will - has big dark semicircles of anxiety sweat under the arms of his button-down shirt.
Synonyms
curve, bow, bend, arc, sweep
1. 1.1 A set of objects arranged in a semicircle.
  chairs were in a semicircle round the hearth
  Example sentencesExamples
  Without thinking about it Clara, Tennyson, Cane and Brian had arranged themselves in a semicircle around Nicholas.
  I'm sat in one of those chairs with a little side table to rest your notebook on, arranged in a semicircle in a darkened room.
  Color-coded control buttons are arranged in a semicircle within thumb's reach for easy, one-hand operation.
  Tables have been arranged in a semicircle around the bench rather than in the normal linear fashion.
  The patara ruin has rows of stone seats arranged in a semicircle, like the chambers of the American Congress.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin semicirculus (see semi-, circle).

Definition of semicircle in US English:

semicircle

noun

1A half of a circle or of its circumference.
Example sentencesExamples
- Throughout the building, circles and semicircles mix with straight lines.
- It is a complete circle and then down on the bottom half there is a semicircle with a little circle above it.
- It appears in all the canvases and works on paper in different combinations and permutations, linked by linear extensions that form varying kinds of S-curves or semicircles.
- The most ornamental part of doors was their heads, which took on various shapes, including triangles, semicircles or arcs.
- The crown was crafted out of platinum and designed as three semicircles, one in the center and one on each side.
- His point is well taken, for if circles were defined in terms of semicircles, then presumably semicircles would be defined in terms of the quarter-circles of which they are composed, and so on, ad infinitum.
- It is two unequal semicircles (with diameters AB and BC) stuck together along their diameters.
- In the 70°C samples, semicircles and sinusoidal bends are observed.
- The semicircles were made with a sweep of watercolor consisting of Reid's usual diluted mix of red, yellow and blue - a blend that resolves as gray.
- A stationary front is denoted by semicircles and triangles on alternate sides of the front.
- Each half consisted of a line that was a semicircle.
- They usually exhibit a cross section of roughly a semicircle.
- Taki - she hasn't gotten his last name and probably never will - has big dark semicircles of anxiety sweat under the arms of his button-down shirt.
- To the left of the ‘dagger’ a black triangle is gently crowned by a semicircle, gloomily dark gray.
- Just beyond their embrace, their handlers pawed the ground, growling and barking on their hands and knees, held at bay by double semicircles etched in the dirt that demarcated their sides.
- His method uses a semicircle rotating in three dimensional space and the curve formed by it cutting another three dimensional surface.
- It is well burnished only on the exterior body, which is decorated with a series of engraved ticked circles and semicircles.
- The solution, a semicircle whose diameter is on the given line, is obtained by reflecting the curve in the line and invoking the isoperimetric property of the circle.
- This he affected by circumscribing a semicircle about an isosceles right-angled triangle and a segment of a circle similar to those cut off by the sides.
- In other words, a semicircle and a family of abutting semicircles constructed on its diameter are isoperimetric.
Synonyms
curve, bow, bend, arc, sweep
1. 1.1 A set of objects arranged in a semicircle.
  chairs were in a semicircle around the hearth
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'm sat in one of those chairs with a little side table to rest your notebook on, arranged in a semicircle in a darkened room.
  The patara ruin has rows of stone seats arranged in a semicircle, like the chambers of the American Congress.
  Color-coded control buttons are arranged in a semicircle within thumb's reach for easy, one-hand operation.
  Without thinking about it Clara, Tennyson, Cane and Brian had arranged themselves in a semicircle around Nicholas.
  Tables have been arranged in a semicircle around the bench rather than in the normal linear fashion.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin semicirculus (see semi-, circle).

单词	semicircle
释义	Definition of semicircle in English: semicircle noun ˈsɛmɪsəːkl 1A half of a circle or of its circumference. Example sentencesExamples Just beyond their embrace, their handlers pawed the ground, growling and barking on their hands and knees, held at bay by double semicircles etched in the dirt that demarcated their sides. To the left of the ‘dagger’ a black triangle is gently crowned by a semicircle, gloomily dark gray. The semicircles were made with a sweep of watercolor consisting of Reid's usual diluted mix of red, yellow and blue - a blend that resolves as gray. In the 70°C samples, semicircles and sinusoidal bends are observed. The most ornamental part of doors was their heads, which took on various shapes, including triangles, semicircles or arcs. His point is well taken, for if circles were defined in terms of semicircles, then presumably semicircles would be defined in terms of the quarter-circles of which they are composed, and so on, ad infinitum. It is well burnished only on the exterior body, which is decorated with a series of engraved ticked circles and semicircles. A stationary front is denoted by semicircles and triangles on alternate sides of the front. The solution, a semicircle whose diameter is on the given line, is obtained by reflecting the curve in the line and invoking the isoperimetric property of the circle. It appears in all the canvases and works on paper in different combinations and permutations, linked by linear extensions that form varying kinds of S-curves or semicircles. The crown was crafted out of platinum and designed as three semicircles, one in the center and one on each side. His method uses a semicircle rotating in three dimensional space and the curve formed by it cutting another three dimensional surface. Throughout the building, circles and semicircles mix with straight lines. Each half consisted of a line that was a semicircle. It is a complete circle and then down on the bottom half there is a semicircle with a little circle above it. This he affected by circumscribing a semicircle about an isosceles right-angled triangle and a segment of a circle similar to those cut off by the sides. They usually exhibit a cross section of roughly a semicircle. It is two unequal semicircles (with diameters AB and BC) stuck together along their diameters. In other words, a semicircle and a family of abutting semicircles constructed on its diameter are isoperimetric. Taki - she hasn't gotten his last name and probably never will - has big dark semicircles of anxiety sweat under the arms of his button-down shirt. Synonyms curve, bow, bend, arc, sweep 1.1 A set of objects arranged in a semicircle. chairs were in a semicircle round the hearth Example sentencesExamples Without thinking about it Clara, Tennyson, Cane and Brian had arranged themselves in a semicircle around Nicholas. I'm sat in one of those chairs with a little side table to rest your notebook on, arranged in a semicircle in a darkened room. Color-coded control buttons are arranged in a semicircle within thumb's reach for easy, one-hand operation. Tables have been arranged in a semicircle around the bench rather than in the normal linear fashion. The patara ruin has rows of stone seats arranged in a semicircle, like the chambers of the American Congress. Origin Early 16th century: from Latin semicirculus (see semi-, circle). Definition of semicircle in US English: semicircle noun 1A half of a circle or of its circumference. Example sentencesExamples Throughout the building, circles and semicircles mix with straight lines. It is a complete circle and then down on the bottom half there is a semicircle with a little circle above it. It appears in all the canvases and works on paper in different combinations and permutations, linked by linear extensions that form varying kinds of S-curves or semicircles. The most ornamental part of doors was their heads, which took on various shapes, including triangles, semicircles or arcs. The crown was crafted out of platinum and designed as three semicircles, one in the center and one on each side. His point is well taken, for if circles were defined in terms of semicircles, then presumably semicircles would be defined in terms of the quarter-circles of which they are composed, and so on, ad infinitum. It is two unequal semicircles (with diameters AB and BC) stuck together along their diameters. In the 70°C samples, semicircles and sinusoidal bends are observed. The semicircles were made with a sweep of watercolor consisting of Reid's usual diluted mix of red, yellow and blue - a blend that resolves as gray. A stationary front is denoted by semicircles and triangles on alternate sides of the front. Each half consisted of a line that was a semicircle. They usually exhibit a cross section of roughly a semicircle. Taki - she hasn't gotten his last name and probably never will - has big dark semicircles of anxiety sweat under the arms of his button-down shirt. To the left of the ‘dagger’ a black triangle is gently crowned by a semicircle, gloomily dark gray. Just beyond their embrace, their handlers pawed the ground, growling and barking on their hands and knees, held at bay by double semicircles etched in the dirt that demarcated their sides. His method uses a semicircle rotating in three dimensional space and the curve formed by it cutting another three dimensional surface. It is well burnished only on the exterior body, which is decorated with a series of engraved ticked circles and semicircles. The solution, a semicircle whose diameter is on the given line, is obtained by reflecting the curve in the line and invoking the isoperimetric property of the circle. This he affected by circumscribing a semicircle about an isosceles right-angled triangle and a segment of a circle similar to those cut off by the sides. In other words, a semicircle and a family of abutting semicircles constructed on its diameter are isoperimetric. Synonyms curve, bow, bend, arc, sweep 1.1 A set of objects arranged in a semicircle. chairs were in a semicircle around the hearth Example sentencesExamples I'm sat in one of those chairs with a little side table to rest your notebook on, arranged in a semicircle in a darkened room. The patara ruin has rows of stone seats arranged in a semicircle, like the chambers of the American Congress. Color-coded control buttons are arranged in a semicircle within thumb's reach for easy, one-hand operation. Without thinking about it Clara, Tennyson, Cane and Brian had arranged themselves in a semicircle around Nicholas. Tables have been arranged in a semicircle around the bench rather than in the normal linear fashion. Origin Early 16th century: from Latin semicirculus (see semi-, circle).
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