half-circle

Translations

half-circlenoun
half-circles
pl
Common countable noun; denotes a semicircular shape or arrangement.
The children sat in a half-circle around the storyteller.
Les enfants se sont assis en demi-cercle autour du conteur.
half-circleadjective
Used attributively before nouns to mean ‘semicircular’.
They chose a half-circle window for the attic.
Ils ont choisi une fenêtre semi-circulaire pour le grenier.

Definitions

half-circlenoun
A shape, object, or arrangement that is half of a circle; a semicircle.
The children sat in a half-circle around the storyteller.
half-circleadjective
Semicircular in form or outline.
They chose a half-circle window for the attic.