different between semicircular vs passerelle

English

Etymology

semi- +? circular

Adjective

semicircular (not comparable)

1. In the shape of half of a circle or a semicircle.

Alternative forms

• semi-circular

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

semicercle +? -ar

Adjective

semicircular (masculine and feminine plural semicirculars)

1. semicircular

Further reading

• “semicircular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “semicircular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “semicircular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “semicircular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romanian

Etymology

From French semi-circulaire

Adjective

semicircular m or n (feminine singular semicircular?, masculine plural semicirculari, feminine and neuter plural semicirculare)

1. semicircular

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

semicírculo +? -ar

Adjective

semicircular (plural semicirculares)

1. semicircular

Further reading

• “semicircular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From French passerelle.

Noun

passerelle (plural passerelles)

1. A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
2. A semicircular ramp or catwalk that extends from the stage of a theater around the orchestra pit.

French

Etymology

passer +? -elle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.s??l/

Noun

passerelle f (plural passerelles)

1. footbridge
2. (nautical) bridge
3. (aviation, nautical) gangway, bridge
4. (computing) gateway

Derived terms

• passerelle himalayenne

Descendants

• ? English: passerelle
• ? German: Passerelle
• ? Italian: passerella
  • ? Spanish: pasarela

Further reading

• “passerelle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?lle

Noun

passerelle f

1. plural of passerella