Semicircle
['semɪsɜːkl] or ['sɛmɪsɝkl]
Definition
(n.) The half of a circle; the part of a circle bounded by its diameter and half of its circumference.
(n.) A semicircumference.
(n.) A body in the form of half of a circle, or half of a circumference.
(n.) An instrument for measuring angles.
Typed by Aldo
Examples
- Entering a portal, fastened only by a latch, I stood amidst a space of enclosed ground, from which the wood swept away in a semicircle. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The rails form a semicircle at the post, with the ends of the arc pointing down the alley. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Clemenceau sat with Signor Orlando in the more central chairs of a semicircle of four in front of the fire, says Keynes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This is our Temple of Thespis, said Justinian, as they stood in the centre of the semicircle, which was at a moderate distance from the stage. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He was approaching; the semicircle was almost travelled round; he came to the last pupil; he turned. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It was modelled on that of Athens,—a large semicircle hewn out of the volcanic rock, with seats of the red limestone so frequent in Melnos. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The Austrian crown is a sort of cleft tiara, having in the middle a semicircle of gold supporting a mound and cross; the tiara rests on a circle with pendants like those of a miter. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The servants were called in, the dining-room tables wheeled away, the lights otherwise disposed, the chairs placed in a semicircle opposite the arch. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The girls stood in a semicircle; he was passing round, giving his farewells, pressing each hand, touching with his lips each cheek. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Edited by Alexander