semicircular
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- adjective
- /ˌsɛmɪˈsɜrkjələr/
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semicircular
- Most classes were taught in semicircular auditoriums seating more than 500 students.
- semicircular canal
- semicircular apse
- superior semicircular
It's kind of like a semicircular thing and it's got angles going in two directions.
- It's kind of like a semicircular thing and it's got angles going in two directions.
Examples
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The dance or parade ground was bordered by a semicircular arbor that was covered with pine boughs.
Academic text (2002) -
Traps consist of a series of stones arranged in a semicircular design.
Academic text (2007) -
One opening was semicircular in shape and twice as tall as a man.
Fiction book (1999) -
These two wires feed into two semicircular pieces of metal.
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So there may have been also some kind of stage building in front of that semicircular seated area.
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Two children played with a ball, while a carriage and escort rolled around the semicircular path.
Fiction book (1992) -
About 190 miles southwest of Mexico City, located on a deep, semicircular bay.
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The stone cliff to our right opened in a great semicircular curve, like a vast limestone amphitheater.
Fiction book (2001) -
In Waterburg, perhaps 120 houses were arranged in a rough semicircular clearing hacked from the forest on the coast.
Fiction book (1998) -
The garden featured a beautiful semicircular bench that allowed visitors to enjoy the view.
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.1
A curved tube in the inner ear that helps you keep balance when your head turns
- Specialized
A curved structure shaped like a half circle used above doors and bridges
How Curved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word semicircular comes from semi- meaning 'half' and circle meaning 'round' or 'ring'. So it literally means a 'half circle', like a half moon or the letter 'C', which is why we use it for something curved like a semicircle.