semicircle

See also: semi-circle

semicircle - English

Noun

semicircle (plural semicircles)

  1. Half of a circle.
  2. A surveyor's instrument for measuring angles; a graphometer.
  3. (soccer) An arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area.

Translations

Verb

semicircle (third-person singular simple present semicircles, present participle semicircling, simple past and past participle semicircled)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To travel or move around in a semicircle.
Meaning and Definition of semicircle
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