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hemicycle

 
Dictionary: hem·i·cy·cle   (hĕm'ĭ-sī'kəl) pronunciation

n.
  1. A semicircle.
  2. A semicircular structure or arrangement.

[French hémicycle, from Latin hēmicyclium, from Greek hēmikuklion : hēmi-, hemi- + kuklion, neuter of kuklios, circular (from kuklos, circle; see cycle).]


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1. A semicircular arena.
2. A room or division of a room in the form of a semicircle.
3. A semicircular recess.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
  Synonym: semicircle


 
 
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