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Webster 1913 Edition


Semicircle

Sem′i-cirˊcle

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Noun.
1.
(a)
The half of a circle; the part of a circle bounded by its diameter and half of its circumference.
(b)
A semicircumference.
2.
A body in the form of half of a circle, or half of a circumference.
3.
An instrument for measuring angles.

Webster 1828 Edition


Semicircle

SEM'ICIRCLE

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Noun.
[semi and circle.]
1. The half of a circle; the part of a circle comprehended between its diameter and half of its circumference.
2. Any body in the form of a half circle.

Definition 2024


semicircle

semicircle

See also: semi-circle

English

Noun

semicircle (plural semicircles)

  1. Half of a circle.
  2. An instrument for measuring angles.

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