Standard Lemma guide

semicircular

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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adj

Meaning 1

In the shape of half of a circle or a semicircle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

curved into a half circle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English circular English semicircular From semi- + circular.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: паўкру́глы (pawkrúhly) — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Bengali: অর্ধবৃত্তাকার (ordhobrittakar) — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Bulgarian: полукръгъл (polukrǎgǎl) — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Catalan: semicircular — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 半圓形 /半圆形 (bànyuánxíng) — in the shape of a semicircle
  • French: demi-circulaire — in the shape of a semicircle
  • French: semi-circulaire — in the shape of a semicircle
  • German: halbkreisförmig — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Greek: ημικυκλικός (imikyklikós) — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Gujarati: અર્ધવર્તુળાકાર (ardhavartuḷākār) — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Hungarian: félkörös — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Hungarian: félkör alakú — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Hungarian: félköríves — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Italian: semicircolare — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Japanese: 半円形 (han'enkei) — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Korean: 반원형 (banwonhyeong) — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Polish: półkolisty — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Polish: półokrągły — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Portuguese: semicircular — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Romanian: semicircular — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Russian: полукру́глый (polukrúglyj) — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Spanish: semicircular — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Swedish: semicirkulär — in the shape of a semicircle
  • Ukrainian: напівкру́глий (napivkrúhlyj) — in the shape of a semicircle
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