semicircle
See also: semi-circle
semicircle - English
Noun
semicircle (plural semicircles)
- Half of a circle.
- A surveyor's instrument for measuring angles; a graphometer.
- Synonym: graphometer
- (soccer) An arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area.
- Synonyms: penalty arc, the D
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Verb
semicircle (third-person singular simple present semicircles, present participle semicircling, simple past and past participle semicircled)
- (transitive, intransitive) To travel or move around in a semicircle.