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semicircle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hemicycle |
| Type of | plane figure, two-dimensional figure |
| Derivation | semicircular |
Examples of semicircle
semicircle
Bayfield consists of nine homes nestled in a semicircle just north of the I-405.
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They sit in a semicircle on mismatched chairs and talk about all things Crockett.
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After 1950, the semicircle of stars was changed to the circle containing 13 stars.
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He acknowledges the semicircle of musicians around him and prepares to play a solo.
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The Corporal and the other men gathered around in a semicircle, gazing at the dead.
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Fuller flanked the curving center staircase with a semicircle of glass block.
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Japan is a lavender-spouted semicircle resembling a character out of Pokemon.
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The patients sit in a semicircle facing Chaoul, some on cushions and some in chairs.
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The hunters first surround the pilot whales with a wide semicircle of boats.
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- A plane figure with the shape of half a circle
- In mathematics (and more specifically geometry), a semicircle is a one-dimensional locus of points that forms half of a circle. The full arc of a semicircle always measures 180u00B0 (equivalently, u03C0 radians, or a half-turn). It has only one line of symmetry (reflection symmetry)...
- A figure contained by the diameter and the circumference cut off by it. And the center is the same as that of the circle.
- A measure of angle, 1 semi-circle = pi rad = 180 deg; angles from physical devices are often reported in semicircles in order to compress data
- In Ceroc, it is taught that every dance starts with a 'semi-circle' to signal the ladies to step back.
