'Semicircle' definitions:
Definition of 'semicircle'
From: WordNet
noun
A plane figure with the shape of half a circle [syn: semicircle, hemicycle]
Definition of 'Semicircle'
From: GCIDE
- Semicircle \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A body in the form of half of a circle, or half of a circumference. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An instrument for measuring angles. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'semicircle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- crescent,
- crescent moon,
- fifty percent,
- fifty-fifty,
- half,
- half circle,
- half-and-half,
- half-moon,
- hemicycle,
- hemisphere,
- horseshoe,
- lunula,
- lunule,
- mediety,
- meniscus,
- moiety,
- quadrant,
- scythe,
- sector,
- semisphere,
- sextant,
- sickle