"semiperimeter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: semiperimeters [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English perimeter English semiperimeter From semi- + perimeter. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|semi-|perimeter|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English perimeter English semiperimeter [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sem-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sēmi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sēmi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "semi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "perimeter", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "semiperimeter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="semiperimeter"> From semi- + perimeter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} semiperimeter (plural semiperimeters)
  1. (mathematics) Half of the perimeter (sum of the lengths of the sides) of a polygon. The term is typically applied to triangles, cyclic quadrilaterals, and regular polygons.

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