semi·cir·cle

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• circle — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a ring shaped structure or group of structures, as formed by anastomosing arteries or veins, or by connected (communicating) nerves, 2. A line or process with every point approximately equidistant from the center. SYN:… …   Medical dictionary

• semicircle — sem•i•cir•cle [[t]ˈsɛm ɪˌsɜr kəl[/t]] n. 1) half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other 2) anything having or arranged in the form of a half of a circle • Etymology: 1520–30; < L sēmicirculus. See semi , circle sem… …   From formal English to slang

• semicircle — sem|i|cir|cle [ˈsemiˌsə:kəl US ə:r ] n half a circle in a semicircle ▪ About 50 children sat in a semicircle around me. >semicircular [ˌsemiˈsə:kjulə US ˈsə:rkjulər] adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• semicircle — sem|i|cir|cle [ semi,sɜrkl ] noun count 1. ) half of a circle 2. ) a group of people or things arranged in a curved line as if they were around the edge of half a circle: The kids sat in a semicircle around the teacher …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

• ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… …   English syllables

• late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… …   English syllables

• ROUMANIE — Pour qui cherche à définir la personnalité de la Roumanie, le premier caractère qui retient l’attention est sa diversité. La Roumanie est un carrefour culturel. L’histoire l’associe au monde balkanique, puisqu’elle a subi comme lui l’influence… …   Encyclopédie Universelle