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also semicircle Word forms: plural semi-circlescountable nounA semi-circle is one half of a circle, or something having the shape of half a circle. They stood in a semi-circle round the teacher's chair and answered questions. Examples of 'semi-circle' in a sentencesemi-circle Alternatively, try evergreens in a semi-circle, with each tree growing up a tall post.The players standing in the semi-circle holding hands are virtually motionless.As people rush to leave, a semi-circle builds up at the door, increasing density.Move the coals to the side of the barbecue in a semi-circle around the edge.They have made the obstacle more of a semi-circle than a straight up-and-down wall.At each corner of the pitch the entire squad knelt in a semi-circle and sang hymns of celebration.He had two or three chairs in a semi-circle all facing a huge boxy television on an industrial trolley.She'd put us all in a semi-circle, and begin with a melody three or four bars long.The car reversed in a semi-circle across the car park before its rear wheels became stuck in an earth embankment.Built in the 1st century, its great stone semi-circle, with a few 20th-century stairs and railings, accommodates 8,000 spectators. |