semicircle
semicircle noun: a half of a circle.
Noun
semicircle (plural semicircles)
- A half of a circle.
- A surveyor's instrument for measuring angles; a graphometer.
- Synonyms:
- graphometer
- An arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area.
- Synonyms:
- penalty arc, the D
Verb
semicircle (third-person singular simple present semicircles, present participle semicircling, simple past and past participle semicircled)
- To travel or move around in a semicircle.
semicircle meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
semicircle in Tamil
- அரை வட்டம், அரைவட்டம்
semicircle in Bengali
- half of a circle
- অর্ধবৃত্ত ordhobritto
semicircle in Malayalam
- അർദ്ധവൃത്തം
semicircle in Kannada
- ಅರೆಬಳಸಿ, ಅರೆಯಾಳಿ, ಕಮಾನು, ಅರ್ಧವೃತ್ತ, ಅರ್ಧಚಂದ್ರಾಕೃತಿ
More languagesFewer languages
- semicircle in Gujarati
- અર્ધવર્તુળ ardhvartuḷ
- semicircle in Sanskrit
- वृत्तार्ध vṛttārdha
- semicircle in Tagalog
- hatimbilog, balinugnog
- semicircle in Persian
- نیمدایره nimdâyere, نیمگرد nimgerd
- semicircle in Thai
- ครึ่งวงกลม krʉ̂ng-wong-glom
Synonyms of semicircle
- graphometer
- penalty arc
- the D
Forms of semicircle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | semicircles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | semicircles |
| present participle | semicircling |
| past participle | semicircled |
| past | semicircled |
Origin of semicircle
From semi- + circle.
Questions about semicircle
- What does semicircle mean?
- Semicircle means a half of a circle.
- What is semicircle in Tamil?
- Semicircle in Tamil is அரை வட்டம், அரைவட்டம். See Semicircle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is semicircle?
- Semicircle can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of semicircle?
- The plural of semicircle is semicircles.
Words near semicircle in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: semicircle (page history and authors); semicircle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); semicircle (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); semicircle (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); અર્ધવર્તુળ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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