SEMICIRCLE

semicircle, hemicycle

(noun) a plane figure with the shape of half a circle

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

semicircle (plural semicircles)

Half of a circle.

An instrument for measuring angles.

Source: Wiktionary

Sem"i*cir`cle, n.

1. (a) The half of a circle; the part of a circle bounded by its diameter and half of its circumference. (b) A semicircumference.

2. A body in the form of half of a circle, or half of a circumference.

3. An instrument for measuring angles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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