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

"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

Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor, told reporters at the scene that the blast appeared to have started in the building itself, which sits on the corner of a semicircular plaza, next to the ValdeGrâce church.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

Sitting behind a broad, semicircular desk sat a young guy with a struggling goatee wearing a Regents Security uniform.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green