English → Latin
“semicircle” in Latin
hēmĭcyclushalf-circlehēmicycliumhalf circle, semicirclecirculuscircle (geometric figure); orbit (circular path); ring; hoopsēmicirculussemicircle
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
semicircle
hemicyclus (ἡμίκυκλος) and hemicyclium (ἡμικύκλιον), or pure Latin semicirculus: semiorbis: dimidia pars orbis or circuli (general terms): dimidia circuli forma (as to its form). To describe a semicircle, hemicyclium describere: the rainbow forms a semicircle, arcus fit dimidia circuli forma
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for semicircle?
- The usual Latin words for “semicircle” are hēmĭcyclus, hēmicyclium, circulus; also sēmicirculus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.