noun

semicircle

semicircle

The children sat in a semicircle.

The children sat in a semicircle.

Draw a semicircle on the paper.

Draw a semicircle on the paper.

((a)) semicircle half of a circle The children sat in a semicircle.

Synonyms: half-circle, arc

From the prefix 'semi-' (half) + 'circle'. It literally means 'half a circle'.

Visualize cutting a pizza exactly in half. Each half is a semicircle.

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