demicircle

English

Etymology

demi- +‎ circle. Compare French demi-cercle.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [dɛmɪˈsɜːkəɫ]

Noun

demicircle (plural demicircles)

1. A semicircle.
2. An instrument for measuring angles in surveying etc., resembling a protractor with an alidade, sights, and compass.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “demicircle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)