Definition
Half of a circle, created by dividing it along a straight line through its center, forming a semicircle.
Etymology
From Greek 'hemi-' meaning half and Latin 'circulus' meaning circle. This geometric term has been used since ancient times and is essentially synonymous with semicircle.
Kelly Says
A hemicircle is the shape you see when you draw a line straight across the middle of a pizza—it's one of the most fundamental shapes in geometry and appears everywhere from ancient Roman arches to modern architecture.
Translations
ARالعربية
نصف دائرة
nisf da'irah
BNবাংলা
আধা বৃত্ত
a-dha-vritta
CACatalà
semicircl
se-mi-sir-kul
CSČeština
polokruh
po-lo-kr-uh
DADansk
halvcirkel
halv-sir-kel
DEDeutsch
Halbkreis
halt-kreis
ELΕλληνικά
μισοφέγγαρο
mi-so-fen-gar-o
ESEspañol
semicírculo
se-mi-sir-ku-lo
FAفارسی
نیمدایره
nim-da-i-reh
FISuomi
puolisko
pou-li-sko
FRFrançais
demi-cercle
de-mi-ser-kl
GUGU
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
HAHA
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
HEעברית
חצי מעגל
h-atz me-a-gal
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध-वृत्त
ardh-vritta
IDBahasa Indonesia
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
IGIG
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
ITItaliano
semicircolo
se-mi-sir-ko-lo
KKKK
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
KMKM
hemi-circle
he-mi-sir-ku-l
MRMR
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
MSBahasa Melayu
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
MYမြန်မာ
hemi-circle
he-mi-sir-ku-l
NLNederlands
halfcirkel
halt-sir-kel
NONorsk
halvcirkel
halv-sir-kel
PAPA
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
PLPolski
połokrąg
po-lo-kr-ong
PTPortuguês
semicírculo
se-mi-sir-ku-lo
RORomână
semicircl
se-mi-sir-kul
RUРусский
полукруг
pol-ukrug
SVSvenska
halvcirkel
halv-sir-kel
SWKiswahili
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
TAதமிழ்
அரை வட்டம்
a-rai va-tta-m
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధా వృత్తం
a-rdha vrittam
THไทย
ครึ่งวงกลม
krung-wung-glom
TLTL
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
TRTürkçe
yarım daire
yarim daire
UKУкраїнська
півколо
piv-kolo
URاردو
ہمیشہ دائرہ
he-mi-sha dair-ah
VITiếng Việt
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
YOYO
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l
ZUZU
semicircle
se-mi-sir-ku-l