'Hemicycle' definitions:
Definition of 'hemicycle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A plane figure with the shape of half a circle [syn: semicircle, hemicycle]
Definition of 'Hemicycle'
From: GCIDE
- Hemicycle \Hem"i*cy`cle\, n. [L. hemicyclus, Gr. ?; ? + ky`klos.]
- 1. A half circle; a semicircle. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or part of a room. [1913 Webster]
- The collections will be displayed in the hemicycle of the central pavilion. --London Academy. [1913 Webster]