semicircle

Definition of semicircle

Nouns

a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
Synonyms:
hemicycle
Type of:
plane figure, two-dimensional figure
a two-dimensional shape

Vocabulary Lists for semicircle

Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels - Chapters 1-4 »(415 words)
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Greek and Latin Root Analysis 9 »(25 words)
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