semicircular

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They also developed a new fabrication method by heating the electrodes so they naturally formed a semicircular shape.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

When these crystals are dislodged—by sudden movement, aging or a head injury—they can drift into one of the semicircular canals of the inner ear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Large, semicircular tubes mounted to the mirrors turn into reflected rings, which appear to float in visual space at topsy-turvy angles.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

"The dramatic increase in the average evolution rate of semicircular canals" within these apes may illuminate that "the rapid evolution of bipedalism in the human lineage in response to gradual global cooling."

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2024

She was by the telephone which stood on a semicircular wrought-iron table by the library door, and her hand rested upon the receiver.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan