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BNC: 33785 COCA: 19191

semicircle

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
semicircle /ˈsɛmiˌsɚkəl/ noun
plural semicircles
semicircle
/ˈsɛmiˌsɚkəl/
noun
plural semicircles
Learner's definition of SEMICIRCLE
[count]
: half of a circle半圆
: an arrangement of people or things that forms a semicircle(由多个人或物形成的)半圆

— semicircular

/ˌsɛmiˈsɚkjəlɚ/ adjective
BNC: 33785 COCA: 19191

semicircle

noun

semi·​cir·​cle ˈse-mē-ˌsər-kəl How to pronounce semicircle (audio)
ˈse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
1
: a half of a circle
2
: an object or arrangement of objects in the form of a half circle
semicircular
ˌse-mē-ˈsər-kyə-lər How to pronounce semicircle (audio)
ˌse-ˌmī-
-mi-
adjective

Example Sentences

The children sat in a semicircle. The houses are built in a semicircle.
Recent Examples on the Web The Miami Heat coach was speaking in the locker room after a season-extending win in Boston, players and staff standing around him in a semicircle. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 29 May 2022 The Miami Heat coach was speaking in the locker room after a season-extending win in Boston, players and staff standing around him in a semicircle. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 29 May 2022 The group sat in a semicircle on a long shale plateau. Rebekah Frumkin, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2019 The Miami Heat coach was speaking in the locker room after a season-extending win in Boston, players and staff standing around him in a semicircle. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 29 May 2022 Plumes of smoke and burning fields where artillery strikes had lit the ground on fire enveloped Lysychansk in a semicircle on Sunday afternoon. New York Times, 12 June 2022 On a recent Sunday, nine members sat in a semicircle in front of the altar sipping tea and munching Oreos. Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 The Miami Heat coach was speaking in the locker room after a season-extending win in Boston, players and staff standing around him in a semicircle. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 29 May 2022 The Miami Heat coach was speaking in the locker room after a season-extending win in Boston, players and staff standing around him in a semicircle. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 29 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin semicirculus, from semi- + circulus circle

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of semicircle was in 1526
BNC: 33785 COCA: 19191

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