semicircular

From semi- + circular.

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semicircular (not comparable)

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

• semi-circular

From semicercle +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌsɛ.mi.sir.kuˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌsɛ.mi.sir.kuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌse.mi.siɾ.kuˈlaɾ]

semicircular m or f (masculine and feminine plural semicirculars)

1. semicircular

• “semicircular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “semicircular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “semicircular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “semicircular”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Borrowed from French semi-circulaire.

semicircular m or n (feminine singular semicirculară, masculine plural semicirculari, feminine/neuter plural semicirculare)

1. semicircular

From semicírculo +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /semiθiɾkuˈlaɾ/ [se.mi.θiɾ.kuˈlaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /semisiɾkuˈlaɾ/ [se.mi.siɾ.kuˈlaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: se‧mi‧cir‧cu‧lar

semicircular m or f (masculine and feminine plural semicirculares)

1. semicircular

• “semicircular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025