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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

hemicyclus

, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] +

κύκλος

A half circle; a semicircle.

A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or part of a room.

The collections will be displayed in the

hemicycle

of the central pavilion.

London Academy.

Noun.

[Gr.] A half circle; more generally called a semicircle.

See also: hémicycle

hemicycle ‎(plural hemicycles)

semicircle

semicircular architectural structure