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One of two equal parts of a round shape consisting of a curved line that completely encloses a space and is the same distance from the center at every point; 1/2 of a round shape consisting of a curved line that completely encloses a space and is the same distance from the center at every point.

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Usage examples (37)
  • The Mercedes was beginning to turn its slow half-circle.
  • I'd put the rest of the people on the other half-circle.
  • Reacher squirmed around, a silent half-circle on the ground.
  • Scattered along it in a half-circle were hundreds of penguins.
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