Quarter-circle (Noun)
Meaning
A quarter of the circumference of a circle.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The car navigated a quarter-circle around the statue in the center of the roundabout.
- She drew a quarter-circle segment, then carefully measured and duplicated it to create the complete circle.
- When turning, the pilot must complete one eighth, then one quarter-circle before resuming their level flight path.
- You could calculate half the circle by doubling a quarter-circle segment's length then multiplying the result by pi.
- If you cut out a quarter-circle section of the large cylinder's top layer you would see all the layers below it.