hemicycle
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hem·i·cy·cle
(hĕm′ĭ-sī′kəl)n.
1. A semicircle.
2. A semicircular structure or arrangement.
[French hémicycle, from Latin hēmicyclium, from Greek hēmikuklion : hēmi-, hemi- + kuklos, circle; see cycle.]
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hemicycle
(ˈhɛmɪˌsaɪkəl)n
1. (Architecture) a semicircular structure, room, arena, wall, etc
2. (Mathematics) a rare word for semicircle
hemicyclic adj
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hem•i•cy•cle
(ˈhɛm ɪˌsaɪ kəl)n.
1. a semicircle.
2. a semicircular structure.
hem`i•cy′clic (-ˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk) adj.
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Noun 1. [画像:hemicycle - a plane figure with the shape of half a circle]hemicycle - a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
plane figure, two-dimensional figure - a two-dimensional shape
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