"semicircular" meaning in English

See semicircular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-semicircular.wav Forms: semi-circular [alternative]
Etymology: From semi- + circular. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|circular}} semi- + circular Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semicircular (not comparable)
  1. In the shape of half of a circle or a semicircle. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: semicircular canal, semicircularity, semicircularly, subsemicircular Translations (in the shape of a semicircle): паўкру́глы (pawkrúhly) (Belarusian), অর্ধবৃত্তাকার (ordhobrittakar) (Bengali), полукръгъл (polukrǎgǎl) (Bulgarian), semicircular (Catalan), 半圓形 /半圆形 (bànyuánxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), demi-circulaire (French), semi-circulaire (French), halbkreisförmig (German), ημικυκλικός (imikyklikós) (Greek), અર્ધવર્તુળાકાર (ardhavartuḷākār) (Gujarati), félkörös (Hungarian), félkör alakú (english: shape) (Hungarian), félköríves (english: curve, line) (Hungarian), semicircolare (Italian), 半円形 (han'enkei) (Japanese), 반원형 (banwonhyeong) (alt: 半圓形) (Korean), półkolisty [masculine] (Polish), semicircular (Portuguese), semicircular (Romanian), полукру́глый (polukrúglyj) (Russian), semicircular (Spanish), semicirkulär (Swedish), напівкру́глий (napivkrúhlyj) (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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