Hemicycle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hemicycle \Hem"i*cy`cle\, n. [L. hemicyclus, Gr. ?; ? +
     ky`klos.]
     1. A half circle; a semicircle.
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     2. A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or


        part of a room.
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              The collections will be displayed in the hemicycle
              of the central pavilion.              --London
                                                    Academy.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hemicycle
       n : a plane figure with the shape of half a circle [syn: {semicircle}]