Semicircular

Semicircular
Semicircular Sem`i*cir"cu*lar, a. Having the form of half of a circle. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

{Semicircular canals} (Anat.), certain canals of the inner ear. See under {Ear}. [1913 Webster]


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  • semicircular — adj. 2 g. Em forma de semicírculo; relativo ao semicírculo …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • semicircular — (Del lat. semicirculāris). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo al semicírculo. 2. De forma de semicírculo o semejante a ella …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • semicircular — ► adjetivo 1 GEOMETRÍA Del semicírculo. 2 Que tiene forma de semicírculo: ■ la sala de juntas es semicircular. * * * semicircular (del lat. «semicirculāris») 1 adj. Geom. Del semicírculo. 2 En forma de semicírculo. * * * semicircular. (Del lat.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • semicircular — curved curved adj. 1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of {straight}. Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed}; {falcate, sickle shaped}; {flexuous}; {incurvate, incurved}: {recurved, recurvate}; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • semicircular — {{#}}{{LM S35327}}{{〓}} {{[}}semicircular{{]}} ‹se·mi·cir·cu·lar› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} Con forma de semicírculo …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • semicircular — semicircle ► NOUN ▪ a half of a circle or of its circumference. DERIVATIVES semicircular adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • semicircular — adj. 1 forming or shaped like a semicircle. 2 arranged as or in a semicircle. Phrases and idioms: semicircular canal one of three fluid filled channels in the ear giving information to the brain to help maintain balance. Etymology: LL… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Semicircular lipoatrophy — (lipoatrophia semicircularis) is a medical condition in humans, commonly known as ribbed thighs .It consists of a semicircular zone of atrophy of the subcutaneous fatty tissue located mostly on the front of the thighs. Skin and underlying muscles …   Wikipedia

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